Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. The gardener said to the children, “Please do not pluck any flowers.”

The gardener requested the children not to pluck any flowers.

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

The gardener requested the children not to pluck any flowers.

The other options are incorrect:

• The gardener told to the children to kindly not pluck any flowers. This is incorrect because the preposition "to" is missing before the subject "children".
• The gardener ordered the children to not pluck any flowers. This is incorrect because the speaker is making a request, not an order.
• The gardener requested to the children please do not pluck any flowers. This is incorrect because the phrase "please do not" is repetitive.