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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.


Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024
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Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

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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