Change the following into the Direct Speech :-
The Management suggested to the Principal that they should wait and watch.
Choose the appropriate option from below : -
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The Management said to the Principal, "Let us wait and watch".
Suggestion: indirect to direct speech:
| Change | Indirect | Direct | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reporting verb | suggested to | said to | “Suggested” becomes the plain “said to”, and the words go inside quotation marks. |
| Pronoun change | they should | Let us | “Suggested ... that they should” reports a proposal that includes the speaker and the listener. In direct speech such a proposal is made with “Let us”. |
| Tense change | that ... should wait and watch | wait and watch | “That” is dropped, and the verb takes its base form: “wait and watch”. |
| Full sentence | The Management suggested to the Principal that they should wait and watch. | The Management said to the Principal, “Let us wait and watch”. |
Example: He suggested to me that we should take a taxi. → He said to me, “Let us take a taxi.”
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: The Management suggested to the Principal, "wait and watch". — Incorrect.
- The reporting verb "suggested" should become "said to" in direct speech.
- "wait and watch" alone is an order to the Principal. It loses the shared proposal made by "they should" (Let us).
Option 3: The Management said to the Principal, "Can you wait and watch" ? — Incorrect. A question asking about the Principal's ability changes the meaning. The original is a suggestion.
Option 4: The Management said to the Principal, "What a wait and watch," — Incorrect. An exclamation with "What a" makes no sense here and does not report a suggestion.