Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

Mudassir warned the child, “Be careful and be slow.”

Mudassir warned the child to be careful and to be slow.

The most appropriate option to express the given sentence in indirect speech is:

Mudassir warned the child to be careful and to be slow.

The other options are incorrect:

• Mudassir warned the child that he be careful and be slow. - This is incorrect because the verb "be" is not conjugated in the subjunctive mood.
• Mudassir warned the child to be careful and should be slow. - This is incorrect because the modal verb "should" is not necessary in this context.
• Mudassir warned the child that he should be careful and be slow. - This is incorrect because the pronoun "he" refers to the child, but the child is the one being warned.