Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said to his brother, “Pack your bags and leave now.”
Option 1: He ordered his brother to pack your bags and leave now.
Option 2: He instructed his brother to pack his bags and leave then.
Option 3: He suggested his brother that he should pack his bags and leave then.
Option 4: He told his brother that pack your bags and leave now.
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Correct Answer: He instructed his brother to pack his bags and leave then.
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
The given sentence is a direct speech. The basic steps for changing or converting direct speech into indirect speech are:
- The reporting verb "said" is changed to "instructed", as instruction is given to the brother, and "to-infinitive" would be used.
- The second-person pronoun "your " is changed to the third-person pronoun "his".
- The adverb "now " is changed to "then ".
Hence, the correct answer is: " He instructed his brother to pack his bags and leave then ."
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