Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
The commander ordered the soldiers to climb the hill.
Option 1: The commander said to the soldiers, “Please climb the hill.”
Option 2: The commander ordered to the soldiers, “Go and climb the hill.”
Option 3: The commander said to the soldiers, “Start climbing the hill.”
Option 4: The commander said to the soldiers, “Climb the hill.”
Correct Answer: The commander said to the soldiers, “Climb the hill.”
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The steps to conversion are as follows:
- Change the sentence in an indirect speech from imperative to assertive.
- The tense of reported speech is changed only when the reporting verb is in the past tense.
- The reporting verb "ordered" is changed to "said".
- "To infinitive" is removed. "To climb" is changed to "climb".
- The words of the speaker are enclosed in the inverted commas.
Therefore, the direct form would be: The commander said to the soldiers, “Climb the hill.”
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