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

Mother said to Ravi, "Wash your hands before eating."

Option 1: Mother said to Ravi to wash your hands before eating.

Option 2: Mother said Ravi must wash his hands before he was eating.

Option 3: Mother told Ravi to wash his hands before eating.

Option 4: Mother told to Ravi you have to wash your hands before eating.


Team Careers360 6th Jan, 2024
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Correct Answer: Mother told Ravi to wash his hands before eating.


Solution : The third option is the correct choice.

The given sentence is a direct speech, and we need to convert it into an indirect speech.

We will follow these rules for direct-to-indirect speech conversion:

  • The reporting verb "said to" changes to "told" in indirect speech.
  • The pronoun "your" (second-person pronoun) changes to "his" (third-person pronoun) in indirect speech.
  • The infinitive form of the verb is used in the case of imperative sentences in the reported speech.
  • This conversion maintains the imperative nature of the sentence.

Therefore, the correct answer is: Mother told Ravi to wash his hands before eating .

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