Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
The teacher commanded the students to keep quiet.
Option 1: The teacher said, "Can you keep quiet, students?"
Option 2: The teacher said to the students, "You should be quiet."
Option 3: The teacher said, "Students, please keep quiet."
Option 4: The teacher said to the students, "Keep quiet."
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Correct Answer: The teacher said to the students, "Keep quiet."
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
Steps of conversion:
The original reporting verb commanded is changed to said in the direct speech.
The imperative command to keep quiet is rephrased as keep quiet.
The reported speech is enclosed within quotation marks.
Therefore, the correct answer is: The teacher said to the students, "Keep quiet."
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