Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Mahesh said to Rita, "Don't play in the sun."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:
Mahesh advised Rita not to play in the sun.
The other options are incorrect:
- Mahesh told to Rita to not play in the sun. - This is incorrect because the preposition "to" is unnecessary in this context.
- Mahesh requested Rita that don't play in the sun. - This is incorrect because the modal verb "don't" in the reported speech is grammatically incorrect.
- Mahesh ordered Rita that not play in the sun. - This is incorrect because the verb "ordered" suggests that Mahesh was giving Rita a command, but the original sentence is a prohibition against playing in the sun in the first place.