Question

The officer told the clerk "bring that files"

Answer 1

Answer :

Direct : The officer told the clerk, "bring that files"

Indirect : The officer ordered the cleark to bring those files.

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To convert a direct speech into indirect speech, we have to follow these rules :

• Put the subject of direct form in indirect form.
• In affirmative/negative sentences, said to → told, said → said that.
• In imperative sentences, told → ordered/suggested/urged etc.
• In question sentences, said → asked
• In imperative sentences, to + Verb.
• In affirmative/negative sentences, subject of direct form + verb.
• that → those, it → it, today → that day, tomorrow → next day, yesterday → previous day etc...
• Present indefinite → Past indefinite
• Present continuous → Past continuous
• Present perfect → Past perfect
• Present perfect continuous → Past perfect continuous

Examples :

• He said, "I am going to school"
• He said that he was going to school

• He said to him, "Who are you?"
• He asked him who I was.

Answer 2

$\pink {\sf {\underline {Direct \:Speech:}}}$ The officer told the clerk, "Bring that flies."

$\pink {\sf {\underline {Indirect \:Speech:}}}$ The officer ordered the clerk to bring that flies.

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$\red {\bf {\underline {More\:Examples:-}}}$

✷ $\sf {\underline{Direct\:Speech:}}$ He said, He goes to school.

⟹ $\sf {\underline {Indirect \: Speech:}}$ He told that he went to school.

✷ $\sf {\underline {Direct \:Speech:}}$ She said, 'What a nice scenery it is!'

⟹ $\sf {\underline {Indirect\:Speech:}}$ She exclaimed that it was a nice scenery.

✷ $\sf {\underline {Direct \:Speech:}}$ They said, 'We will do it tomorrow.'

⟹ $\sf {\underline {Indirect \:Speech:}}$ They told that they would do it the next day.

✷ $\sf {\underline {Direct \:Speech:}}$ Mother said, 'I gave it yesterday.'

⟹ $\sf {\underline {Indirect \: Speech:}}$ Mother told that she had given it the previous day.

✷ $\sf {\underline {Direct \:Speech:}}$ The student said, 'Please, forgive me, sir.'

⟹ $\sf {\underline{Indirect\:Speech:}}$ The student politely requested the teacher to forgive him.