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Question : Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

His mother told him to phone his father at once.

Option 1: His mother said to him, “Phone your father at once.”

Option 2: His mother said to him, “He has to phone your father at once.”

Option 3: His mother said to him, “You should phone his father at once.”

Option 4: His mother said to him, “He must phone his father at once.”


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Correct Answer: His mother said to him, “Phone your father at once.”


Solution : The first option is the correct choice.

Narration Conversion:

  • The reporting verb told in the indirect speech is changed to the said in the direct speech.
  • Since, it is an imperative sentence, the infinitive form in the reported speech is changed to the assertive statement in the direct speech.
  • The words of the speaker are enclosed in quotation marks.
  • The third-person pronoun him remains unchanged.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: His mother said to him, "Phone your father at once."

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