Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Manoj said to Mira, “Do not try to make a fool of me.”
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct option is: Manoj told Mira not to try to make a fool of him.
The other options are incorrect because they do not follow these rules:
- Manoj told Mira to not to try to make a fool of me. - This sentence repeats the word "not" twice, which is grammatically incorrect.
- Manoj told Mira do not try to make a fool of him. - This sentence does not change the imperative mood to the infinitive mood.
- Manoj told Mira to not try to make a fool of me. - This sentence again changes the second person pronoun "me" to the first person pronoun "me," which is incorrect.