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Exercise 3 - Reported speech (imperative)

1. The old woman said to the boy, ‘Please help me.’
2. I said to him, ‘Love and obey your parents.’
3. The teacher said to the students, ‘Work hard.’
4. Jim said to me, ‘Please lend me your pen.’
5. The doctor said to the patient, ‘Quit smoking.’
6. The officer said to the clerk, ‘Do it immediately.’
7. The teacher said to the boy, ‘Come in, please.’
8. He said to me, ‘Post this letter at once.’
pls. solve ity urgently

Answers

Answered by Anonymous

1. The old woman requested the boy to help her.
2.I asked him to love and obey his parents.
3.The teacher advised the students to work hard.
4.Jim requested me to lend him my pen.
5.The doctor ordered the patient to quit smoking.
6.The officer ordered the clerk to do that immediately.
7.The teacher asked the boy to get in.
8.He asked me to post that letter at once.

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Answered by nafibarli789

Answer:

The answers are as follows,

1. The old woman requested the boy to help her.

2. I asked him to love and obey his parents.

3. The teacher advised the students to work hard.

4. Jim requested me to lend him my pen.

5. The doctor ordered the patient to quit smoking.

6. The officer ordered the clerk to do that immediately.

7. The teacher asked the boy to get in.

8. He asked me to post that letter at once.

Explanation:

DIRECT TO INDIRECT (IMPERATIVE SENTENCE)

As imperative sentences include a command (or an order), a request, advice, or a suggestion. To convert them into Indirect Speech, some precise verbs
(Ex: Requested, ordered, advised, suggested) substitute the verbs (Ex: said, told) of reporting verb.
An imperative sentence has a command, order, request, or suggestion.
To alter an imperative sentence to indirect speech the verb (said/told) of reporting verb lives replaced by some specific verbs like requested, ordered, advised, suggested, etc.

The Reported speech is as follows,