Question : Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
"Remove all the stains carefully and clean the windows," said the contractor to the worker.
Option 1: The contractor said to the worker that you should remove all the stains carefully and clean the windows.
Option 2: The contractor requested the worker to remove all the stains carefully and clean the windows.
Option 3: The contractor told the worker that by removing all the stains carefully, the windows will be cleaned.
Option 4: The contractor instructed the worker to remove all the stains carefully and clean the windows.
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Correct Answer: The contractor instructed the worker to remove all the stains carefully and clean the windows.
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
The given sentence is in the direct speech . As it is a case of instruction, instructed is used in the indirect speech to report.
Narration Conversion:
- Said is changed to instructed , as it is a case of an imperative statement. In imperative sentences, specific words are used to convey the command.
- In the indirect speech, the imperative statement is changed using the infinitive form (to remove) .
Therefore, the correct sentence is: The contractor instructed the worker to remove all the stains carefully and clean the windows.
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