English
Narration
Imperative Sentence
Question #7825 (CAT-I)
Choose the correct indirect form of the sentence:
The librarian said to the students, "Do not whisper among yourselves in the reading room."
A
The librarian told the students not to whisper among themselves in the reading room.
B
The librarian forbade the students to not whisper among yourselves in the reading room.
C
The librarian requested the students that do not whisper among themselves in the reading room.
D
The librarian warned the students to whisper among themselves in the reading room.
• For negative imperative sentences beginning with 'Do not', 'said to' can be changed to 'told', 'advised', or 'ordered', followed by 'not to'.
• Pronouns change according to reporting rules (yourselves changes to themselves).
• Option A is grammatically accurate and preserves the exact meaning.