2020 · Q115
In this section two sentences are given and you are required to find the correct sentence which combines both the sentences.
The Captain said to the soldiers, "March forward and aim at the peak of the hill today."
Choose the correct indirect speech.
EnglishCorrelating Sentences
- AThe Captain requested the soldiers to march forward and aim at the peak of the hill that day.
- BThe Captain ordered the soldiers to march forward and aim at the peak of the hill today.
- CThe Captain ordered the soldiers to march forward and aim at the peak of the hill that day.
- DThe Captain told the soldiers that they should march forward and aim at the peak of the hill that day.
Explanation
An order, with 'today' becoming 'that day': 'The Captain ordered the soldiers to march forward and aim at the peak of the hill that day' — option C. A softens it to a request, B fails to convert 'today,' and D's 'told... should' is clumsy.