Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Mudassir warned the child, “Be careful and be slow.”
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
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.