Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
I said to Taru, "Be careful when you go out."
Option 1: I told Taru to be careful when I went out.
Option 2: I told Taru to be careful when she went out.
Option 3: I told Taru be careful when she goes out.
Option 4: I said to Taru be careful when you go out.
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Correct Answer: I told Taru to be careful when she went out.
Solution : The correct answer is the second option.
Indirect form, also known as indirect speech or reported speech, is a way of expressing someone else's words or statements without quoting them directly.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
- The reporting verb said is changed to told to maintain the appropriate reporting structure for giving instructions or advice.
- The direct object, Taru, is retained.
- The phrase " Be careful" is transformed into the infinitive construction " to be careful" in the reported speech as it is an imperative sentence.
- The second-person pronoun " you" is changed to the third-person pronoun " she" to match the gender of Taru.
Therefore, the correct indirect form would be: I told Taru to be careful when she went out.
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