Question

narration direct to indirect conversion: He said to her, "Don't read so fast.", acc. to me ans is D.
A.He told her not to read so fast.
B.He advised her don’t read so fast.
C.He requested her not to read so fast.
D.He ordered her not to read so fast.

Answer 1

He told her not to read so fast. This refers to the correct narration of the given sentence.

What is direct and indirect narration?

• When the exact words of the speaker are exactly quoted the same without any change then it is called direct speech.
• Indirect speech contains the narration reported by a third person. It comes from an indirect source.
• The commas are omitted in indirect speech.

Thus, the correct option is (A): He told her not to read so fast.

Answer 2

The answer is option a.

Direct and Indirect Speech

• Direct speech refers to the words spoken directly by the speaker. Indirect speech refers to reported speech. It refers to the speech which is repeated by some other person.

• Various reporting verbs can be used in indirect speech according to the tone of the sentence.

• In the given sentence, the speaker simply tells her not to read so fast. It was not an order, advice, or request. He did not give any command. He simply stated his words.