Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The manager said to his staff, “Don’t be late for work or your salary will be deducted.”
Option 1: The manager told his staff not to be late for work, or their salary would be deducted.
Option 2: The manager told his staff not be late for work or their salary will be deducted.
Option 3: The manager told his staff to not be late for work or your salary would be deducted.
Option 4: The manager told his staff to be not late for work or your salary will be deducted.
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Correct Answer: The manager told his staff not to be late for work, or their salary would be deducted.
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
Narration Conversion:
- The verb said is changed to the verb told in the indirect form.
- The imperative (don't) is changed to the infinitive form (not to be late) in the indirect form.
- The second-person pronoun your is changed to the third-person pronoun their in the indirect form.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: The manager told his staff not to be late for work, or their salary would be deducted.
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