Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
I said to the office boy, "Take these papers to the manager immediately."
Option 1: I requested the office boy to take these papers to the manager immediately.
Option 2: I said to the office boy to take these papers to the manager immediately.
Option 3: I told the office boy take those papers to the manager immediately.
Option 4: I ordered the office boy to take those papers to the manager immediately.
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Correct Answer: I ordered the office boy to take those papers to the manager immediately.
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
Narration Conversion:
- The verb said is changed to ordered because it is an imperative sentence, and the verb is being used to convey the command.
- In the indirect speech, the imperative statement is changed using the infinitive form (to take) .
- The pronoun these is changed to those in the indirect form.
- The first-person pronoun " I" remains unchanged.
Therefore, the sentence in the correct indirect form is: I ordered the office boy to take those papers to the manager immediately.
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