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Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.

Esha requested Anshul to lower the volume of the TV as the baby was sleeping.

Option 1: Esha said to Anshul, "Lower the volume of the TV. The baby was sleeping."

Option 2: Esha said to Anshul, "Please lower the volume of the TV as the baby is sleeping."

Option 3: Esha asked Anshul, "Why don't you lower the volume of the TV? The baby is sleeping."

Option 4: Esha told Anshul, "You should lower the volume of the TV as the baby was sleeping."


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Correct Answer: Esha said to Anshul, "Please lower the volume of the TV as the baby is sleeping."


Solution : The correct answer is the second option.

Direct speech is a form of speech or writing where the actual words spoken by a person are quoted within quotation marks and attributed to the speaker.

Narration conversion:

  • The infinitive form of the verb (to lower) will be changed to the base form (lower) as it is an imperative sentence, which would start with the word "please".
  • The past continuous tense "was sleeping" is changed to the present continuous tense "is sleeping".

Therefore, the correct answer is: Esha said to Anshul, 'Please lower the volume of the TV as the baby is sleeping.'

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