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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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