A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech.
She said, 'Let him go.'
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
She suggested that he should be allowed to go.
ExplanationWhen a sentence in direct speech begins with 'Let' and expresses a suggestion or proposal, it is typically converted into indirect speech using the verb 'suggested' followed by a 'that' clause. The construction 'that he should be allowed to go' is the standard way to express the permission-based nature of 'let him go' in an indirect format.
Other options are less accurate because:
'She said let him go' is grammatically incomplete as an indirect report.
'She suggested him to go' is incorrect because 'suggest' is not followed by an object pronoun in this construction; one suggests something, not someone.
'She ordered to let him go' changes the meaning by introducing an authoritative tone ('ordered') that is not explicitly present in the original 'Let him go.'