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

She said to her maid, “Clean the utensils properly.”

Option 1: She ordered her maid to clean the utensils properly.

Option 2: She commanded her maid that kindly clean the utensils properly.

Option 3: She orders her maid to clean the utensils properly.

Option 4: She commands her maid that clean the utensils properly.


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Correct Answer: She ordered her maid to clean the utensils properly.


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

The steps of conversion are as follows:

  • The reporting verb "said" is changed to "ordered" as the given sentence is an imperative sentence.
  • There would be no change in the pronoun, as there is no change in the person.
  • The infinitive "to" is used and followed by the base form of the verb to emphasise the imperative nature of the sentence.

Therefore, the indirect form is: She ordered her maid to clean the utensils properly.

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