Question : Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
She said to them, “Don’t smoke here.”
Option 1: She asked them to not smoke here.
Option 2: She told them do not smoke here.
Option 3: She told them not to smoke there.
Option 4: She asked them to smoke somewhere else.
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Correct Answer: She told them not to smoke there.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The indirect form of a sentence involves reporting or paraphrasing what someone said, thought, or felt without using their exact words.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
- The reporting verb changes from "said" to "told".
- "Don't smoke here" changes to "not to smoke there" in the indirect form.
- The pronouns remain the same, but the place reference changes from "here" to "there".
- In converting the sentence to indirect speech, the essential message is retained while adhering to the conventions of indirect speech reporting.
Therefore, the indirect form would be: " She told them not to smoke there."
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