Change the following sentence into an Indirect Speech :
The teacher said, "Do your work with dedication."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The teacher advised him to do his work with dedication.
Imperative sentence in indirect speech:
| Change | Direct | Indirect | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reporting verb | said | advised | “Said” changes to a verb that suits the sense of the command — ordered, requested, advised. Words of guidance from a teacher are advice, so “said” becomes “advised”. |
| Listener | – | him | The person spoken to becomes the object of the reporting verb. No listener is named, so a pronoun is supplied: “advised him”. |
| Verb form | Do | to do | The imperative “Do” becomes the to-infinitive: “to do”. |
| Pronoun change | your | his | “Your” refers to the listener, so it changes to “his”. |
| Full sentence | The teacher said, “Do your work with dedication.” | The teacher advised him to do his work with dedication. |
Example: Mother said to me, “Drink your milk.” → Mother told me to drink my milk.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: I am advised to do my work with dedication. — Incorrect. The teacher, the speaker, disappears, and the sentence is turned into a passive report in the present tense.
Option 3: I was advised to do his work with dedication. — Incorrect.
- The speaker (the teacher) is dropped.
- The pronouns "I" and "his" do not agree: "I" would need "my work".
Option 4: The teacher ordered me to do his work with dedication. — Incorrect.
- "me" and "his" do not agree: if the listener is "me", the work is "my work".
- "Ordered" is too strong for words of guidance.