English
Narration
Imperative Sentence
Question #7830 (CAT-I)
Convert the sentence into indirect narration:
The tired traveler said to the hotel receptionist, "Please give me a room on the ground floor."
A
The tired traveler requested the hotel receptionist to give him a room on the ground floor.
B
The tired traveler told the hotel receptionist please give him a room on the ground floor.
C
The tired traveler asked the hotel receptionist that please give me a room on the ground floor.
D
The tired traveler ordered the hotel receptionist to gave him a room on the ground floor.
• The presence of 'Please' indicates a polite request, so the reporting verb 'said to' changes to 'requested'.
• The word 'please' is omitted in indirect speech because the reporting verb 'requested' already conveys politeness.
• Pronoun 'me' changes to 'him'. Option A is correct.