Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The old woman said to her neighbour, “Please buy some vegetables for me tomorrow.”
Option 1: The old woman ordered her neighbour to buy some vegetables for me the next day.
Option 2: The old woman requested her neighbour to buy some vegetables for her the next day.
Option 3: The old woman requested to her neighbour to please buy some vegetables for her tomorrow.
Option 4: The old woman told her neighbour that buy some vegetables for me tomorrow.
Correct Answer: The old woman requested her neighbour to buy some vegetables for her the next day.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Narration Conversion:
- The verb said is changed to requested , as it is an imperative sentence, and specific words are used while converting to an indirect form.
- The first-person pronoun me is changed to her in the indirect form.
- The imperative is converted into the infinitive form (to buy) in the indirect sentence.
- Tomorrow is changed to the next day in the indirect form to accurately convey the time frame.
Therefore, the correct sentence in the indirect form is: The old woman requested her neighbour to buy some vegetables for her the next day.
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