Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
“Madam, please watch this program on our folk songs,” says Sitab.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:
Sitab requested Madam to watch the program on our folk songs.
The other options are incorrect:
- Sitab says Madam is watching the program on our folk songs. This is incorrect because the reported speech is a statement, not a request.
- Sitab requests Madam to watch that program on their folk songs. This is incorrect because the speaker and Madam are from the same community.
- Sitab asks Madam have you watched the program on their folk songs. This is incorrect because the reported speech is a question, not a request.
- Sitab said to Madam to watch the program on our folk songs. This is incorrect because the reporting verb is "said to", which is used for giving commands, not requests.