Question

direct indirect narration imperative sentence

Answer 1

As imperative sentences have a command (or an order), a request, an advice or a suggestion, to change them into Indirect Speech, some specific verbs (i.e. requested, order, advised, forbade, suggested) replace the verbs (e.g. said, told) of reporting verb. Indirect Speech: She requested me to help her.

Answer 2

DIRECT - INDIRECT NARRATION
IMPERATIVE SENTENCE
RULES -
1. Replace 'said to' with 'commanded, ordered, requested, told, advised, warned, suggested, asked ,etc.
2. Definite verb in the Direct Speech should be turned into 'to infinitive' .
3. Negative Imperative Sentence begins with the word 'Don't ' to be replaced with 'not to' .
4. If the sentence is a request with the word, 'Please' take 'requested' as a reporting verb and remove 'please' .
e.g. i) The king said, "Hang the man before me ."
- The king commanded to hang the man before him .
ii) Father said, "Switch off the TV."
- Father ordered to switch off the TV .
iii) Mother said, " Raju, don't tell lies .Tell me the truth ."
- Mother warned Raju not to tell lies but tell her truth.
iv) The tortoise said, "Please, hold this end of the rope."
- The tortoise requested to hold that end of the rope.