Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.

The teacher said, “Asif, go and wash your hands.”

Options:

The teacher told Asif go and wash your hands.

The teacher told Asif go and wash his hands.

The teacher told to Asif to go and wash his hands.

The teacher told Asif to go and wash his hands.

Correct Answer:

The teacher told Asif to go and wash his hands.

Explanation:

The correct option is:

The teacher told Asif to go and wash his hands.

The other options are incorrect because they do not follow these rules:

  • The teacher told Asif go and wash your hands. - This sentence does not change the present tense to the past tense.
  • The teacher told Asif go and wash his hands. - This sentence does not add the word "to" before the infinitive verb.
  • The teacher told to Asif to go and wash his hands. - This sentence is grammatically incorrect.