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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.


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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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