English
Narration
Imperative Sentence
Question #7828 (CAT-I)
Select the correct indirect speech:
The grandfather said to his grandson, "Always respect your elders and help the needy."
A
The grandfather advised his grandson to always respect his elders and help the needy.
B
The grandfather told his grandson that always respect your elders and help the needy.
C
The grandfather ordered his grandson for always respecting his elders and helping the needy.
D
The grandfather requested his grandson to always respected his elders and helped the needy.
• Moral advice given by an elder uses 'advised' as the reporting verb.
• The word 'always' is placed before the infinitive (to always respect or always to respect).
• Pronoun 'your' changes to 'his'. Option A is correct.