Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said to them all. “Good bye, my friends!”
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is OPTION 3- He bade good bye to all his friends.
The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:
He bade good bye to all his friends.
The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:
- He said to his friends good bye. The reporting verb "said" does not indicate that the speaker is giving a command or exclamation.
- He asked to his friends good bye. The reporting verb "asked" does not indicate that the speaker is giving a command or exclamation.