Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

 

The pilot said to the passengers, "Please don't worry but tighten your seat belts."

Options:

The pilot told to the passengers that they should not worry but tighten the seat belts.

The pilot told the passengers to not worry but to tighten their seat belts instead.

The pilot told the passengers not to worry but to tighten your seat belts.

The pilot told the passengers politely not to worry but to tighten their seat belts.

Correct Answer:

The pilot told the passengers politely not to worry but to tighten their seat belts.

Explanation:

Answer-4

Reporting speech has negative imperative sentence. ‘not to’ is used in place of conjunction. No change in reported verb.