Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
Harry said to me, “Don’t wear this expensive watch to school.”
Option 1: Harry told me to not wear this expensive watch to school.
Option 2: Harry told me that don’t wear that expensive watch to school.
Option 3: Harry told me that not to wear that expensive watch to school.
Option 4: Harry told me not to wear that expensive watch to school.
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Correct Answer: Harry told me not to wear that expensive watch to school.
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
- The reporting verb "said" is changed to "told".
- The conjunction "to" is followed by the infinitive form of the verb in case of the imperative sentence.
- There would be no change in the tense since the sentence is an imperative sentence.
- The adverb "this" is changed to "that".
Therefore, the correct answer is: " Harry told me not to wear that expensive watch to school".
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