Question

The officer told the cleark, " bring me that files"( reported speech)​

Answer 1

Answer:

the officer told the clerk to bring the files.

Answer 2

Answer:

The officer ordered the clerk to bring him those files.

Explanation:

Direct speech:

♦ Exact words of the speaker are quoted.

Indirect speech:

♦ We are given with only the substance of what the speaker said.

Golden Rules:

• The above given sentence is imperative sentence, that is a sentence which commands, orders or request something.

• As the sentence is an imperative sentence, reported verb 'told' is changed into imperative word that is 'ordered'.

• Infinitive is used before reporting the speech. Here, we have used 'to' before the reported speech in the sentence.

• The reported speech means the same for the same reason as the sentence is imperative.

• That is changed into those.

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