Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
"If you don't keep quiet I shall shoot you", he said to her in a calm voice.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:OPTION 3
He warned her calmly that he would shoot her if she didn't keep quiet.
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Change of Verb Tense: The verb "shall" in the direct speech changes to "would" in indirect speech to maintain the past tense.
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Condition Format: The conditional statement "if you don't keep quiet" is correctly converted to "if she didn’t keep quiet."
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Maintaining the Tone: The adverb "calmly" is retained to reflect the manner in which he spoke.
Thus, the best choice that accurately reflects the original meaning in indirect speech is: "He warned her calmly that he would shoot her if she didn’t keep quiet."
OTHER OPTIONS
He warns her calmly that he will shoot her if she didn’t keep quiet.: Incorrect because "warns" is in the present tense, while it should be in the past tense "warned."
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He warn her calmly that he will be shooting her if she didn’t keep quiet.: Incorrect because "warn" is not in the correct tense, and "will be shooting" is not an appropriate transformation for the original statement.
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He warned her calmly that he would shoot her if she do not remain silent.: Incorrect because "do not" should be in the past tense "didn't" to match the rest of the sentence.