Question

The teacher said to the boys, "Obey your elders ". Change into direct

Answer 1

By changing the narration the answer will be '' The teacher advised the boys to obey their elders

• Switching from a direct or indirect to another speech is required to change the narration.

• In indirect speaking, we use our own words to reiterate the speaker's message.

• Someone else inadvertently delivers it.

• In direct speaking, the speaker writes his own words exactly as he says them.

• These are the exact words as written, with no alterations.

Answer 2

The teacher advised the boys to obey their elders. -This is the answer.

Changing into indirect speech:

• The sentence that is given in direct speech must be changed into indirect speech.
• When a sentence is changed into indirect speech, the comma and quotation marks must be removed.
• Here, the sentence inside the quotes is an imperative sentence.
• That is, there is no subject and the statement could be a request/ order/ advice.
• We must used 'advised' instead of 'said to' because it is an imperative sentence.
• The person within the quotation marks must be changed in reported form accordingly. So 'your' becomes 'their' in indirect speech.
• The entire sentence is converted into past tense. But as it is an imperative sentence, we must use an infinitive (to + verb). So it becomes 'to obey'.
• Therefore the answer is: The teacher advised the boys to obey their elders.