Choose the correct option to transform the following into Indirect Speech.
"Please shut the door," Salim said.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Salim requested me to shut the door.
Request in indirect speech:
Kind of sentence: "Please shut the door" is an imperative with please, a request.
| Change | Direct | Indirect | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reporting verb | said | requested me | “Said” changes to requested, and the person spoken to is named (here the reporter, me). |
| Please | Please | (dropped) | “Please” is dropped, because “requested” already carries the politeness. |
| Verb | shut | to shut | The imperative verb becomes a to-infinitive: shut becomes to shut. The inverted commas go. |
| Full sentence | “Please shut the door,” Salim said. | Salim requested me to shut the door. |
Example: “Please lend me your pen,” Asha said. → Asha requested me to lend her my pen.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Salim said shut the door. — Incorrect. "Said" is not changed to a verb of request, and "to" is missing before "shut".
Option 3: Salim please shut the door. — Incorrect. There is no reporting verb. It reads as a request made to Salim.
Option 4: Salim made a request let the door shut. — Incorrect. "Made a request let the door shut" is ungrammatical and changes the meaning.