2018 · Q110
In the following items, each sentence is given in Direct Speech followed by four options in Indirect Speech. Select the option that most appropriately expresses the sentence in Indirect Speech and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The captain said to his soldiers, “Move forward and face the target now.”
EnglishNarration
- AThe captain ordered his soldiers to move forward and face the target
- BThe captain informed his soldiers that they should move forward and face the target now
- CThe captain asked his soldiers to move forward and face the target then
- DThe captain told his soldiers that they move forward and face the target immediately
Explanation
The direct speech is a command from a captain to his soldiers, so ‘ordered’ is the right reporting verb. ‘Informed’, ‘asked’, and ‘told’ misrepresent the imperative force. ‘Now’ is dropped in indirect speech. Hence option (a) is correct.