Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
"Put this suitcase in the first-class compartment," said Mr. Dey to the porter.
Option 1: Mr. Dey requested the porter to put that suitcase in the first class compartment.
Option 2: Mr. Dey told the porter to put that suitcase in the first class compartment.
Option 3: Mr. Dey asked the porter to put this suitcase in the first class compartment.
Option 4: Mr. Dey told the porter that he should put that suitcase in the first class compartment.
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Correct Answer: Mr. Dey told the porter to put that suitcase in the first class compartment.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Indirect speech conveys a report of something that was said or written rather than the exact words that were spoken or written.
In the conversion to indirect speech, the steps are as follows:
- The reporting verb "said" would be converted to "told".
- Rewrite the sentence (the actual word spoken) using the reporting verb, maintaining the imperative mood in the indirect speech.
- Change "this" to "that" to reflect the perspective of the listener.
- Include the recipient of the instruction, "the porter".
Therefore, the correct answer would be: " Mr. Dey told the porter to put that suitcase in the first-class compartment."
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