Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
Shilpi requested her father to let her join the school trip to Ooty the following week.
Option 1: Shilpi said to her father, "Please let me to join the school trip to Ooty the following week."
Option 2: Shilpi said to her father, "Please let me join the school trip to Ooty next week."
Option 3: Shilpi said to her father, "Will you let me join the school trip to Ooty the following week?"
Option 4: Shilpi said to her father, "I want to join the school trip to Ooty next week."
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Correct Answer: Shilpi said to her father, "Please let me join the school trip to Ooty next week."
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
The steps of construction are as follows:
- The reporting verb "requested" is changed to "said" in the direct speech.
- The verb "help" is changed to "to + infinitive" form in the direct speech.
- The third-person pronoun "her" is changed to the first-person pronoun "me".
- The time phrase "following week" is changed to "next week".
- The words of the speaker are enclosed in the inverted commas.
Therefore, the correct answer will be: Shilpi said to her father, "Please let me join the school trip to Ooty next week."
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