English Narration Imperative Sentence Question #7789 (CAT-I)

Convert the sentence into indirect narration: Father said to me, "Do not waste your valuable time."

A Father forbade me not to waste my valuable time.

B Father advised me not to waste my valuable time.

C Father advised me to not wasted my valuable time.

D Father ordered me that do not waste my valuable time.

Correct Answer & Explanation

Option B

• The sentence contains moral advice, so 'said to' is best replaced by 'advised'. • For negative imperative sentences without using 'forbade', 'do not' changes to 'not to + V₁' ('not to waste'). • The second-person possessive adjective 'your' changes to the first-person 'my' according to the object 'me'.

Convert the sentence into indirect narration: Father said to me, "Do not waste your valuable time."

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