Question

(Change into indirect speech ) the police officer said, "don't go there"​

Answer 1

Answer:

He said not to go there.

or

He advised me not to go there.

Example:

Direct Speech: She says, “I eat an apple a day.”

Indirect Speech: She says that she eats an apple a day.

Answer 2

The police officer advised not to go there. -This is the indirect speech form of the given sentence.

Explanation:

• The sentence that is given in direct speech must be changed into indirect speech.  
• When a sentence is changed into indirect speech, the comma and quotation marks must be removed.
• The sentence spoke by the police is an imperative sentence, hence we must use the word 'advised'.
• The entire sentence is converted into past tense. That is, the verbs take the past tense form. But this is an imperative sentence. So we must use the infinitive form 'to go'.
• The person within the quotation marks must be changed in reported form accordingly. Here no person is given. Hence we needn't mention anyone in indirect form.
• Therefore the answer is: The police officer advised not to go there.