Select the correct indirect speech form of the given sentence.
The teacher said, "You must work hard for your exams."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct indirect speech form of the given sentence is:
The teacher advised her students to work hard for their exams.
The other options are incorrect because they do not follow these rules:
- The teacher was advising her students to do work hard for their exams. - This sentence repeats the word "to" twice, which is grammatically incorrect.
- The teacher told students for working hard for their exams. - This sentence does not change the imperative mood to the infinitive mood.
- The teacher was telling her students to work hard for their exams. - This sentence uses the present continuous tense for the reporting verb, which is incorrect in indirect speech.