Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
She said to them, "Stick out your hands over your brooms."
Option 1: She told them that they should stick out their hands over her brooms.
Option 2: She told them they should stick out your hands over their brooms.
Option 3: She asked them if they stuck their hands out over their brooms.
Option 4: She asked them to stick out their hands over their brooms.
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Correct Answer: She asked them to stick out their hands over their brooms.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation:
Reported speech, also known as indirect speech, is used to relay what someone else has said without quoting their exact words. In reported speech, the tense, pronouns, and other elements may change.
Narration conversion:
- Change the reporting verb from "said" to "asked" .
- Change the second person pronoun "your " to the third person pronoun " their" to reflect the shift in perspective.
- Remove the quotation marks and change the structure to fit the reported speech.
- The base form of the verb (stick) will be changed to the infinitive form (to stick).
Therefore, the reported speech would be: She asked them to stick out their hands over their brooms.
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