English Narration Imperative Sentence Question #7807 (CAT-I)

Select the correct indirect speech of the given sentence: The librarian said to the visitors, "Maintain pin-drop silence in this hall."

A The librarian told the visitors that maintain pin-drop silence in that hall.

B The librarian requested the visitors to maintain pin-drop silence in this hall.

C The librarian ordered the visitors that they must maintain pin-drop silence in that hall.

D The librarian instructed the visitors to maintain pin-drop silence in that hall.

Correct Answer & Explanation

Option D

• The reporting verb 'said to' is suitably changed to 'instructed'. • The verb phrase 'Maintain...' is converted to the infinitive 'to maintain...'. • The demonstrative adjective 'this' changes to 'that' in indirect speech when referring to place/time. • Therefore, option D correctly implements all rules of transformation.

Select the correct indirect speech of the given sentence: The librarian said to the visitors, "Maintain pin-drop silence in this hall."

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