Question : Select the correct direct narration of the given sentence.
I told my driver that it was raining heavily and requested him to drive slowly.
Option 1: I told my driver, "It has been raining heavily and I am requesting to drive slowly."
Option 2: "It is raining heavily," I told my driver and asked, "Would you drive slowly?"
Option 3: "It is raining heavily. Please drive slowly," I said to my driver.
Option 4: I said to my driver, "It was raining heavily. Can you please drive slowly?"
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Correct Answer: "It is raining heavily. Please drive slowly," I said to my driver.
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
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.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
- The reporting verb "told" is changed to "said".
- The past continuous tense "was raining" is changed to the present continuous tense "is raining".
- The infinitive form of the verb is changed to the base form, making the sentence imperative with the help of the word "please" as in the case of a request.
- The words of the speaker are enclosed in inverted commas.
Therefore, the correct answer is: "It is raining heavily. Please drive slowly," I said to my driver.
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