Choose the option that is the correct indirect form of the sentence.
She said to her, "Please pay attention to the details."
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. She requested her to pay attention to the details.
Changes required:
Conjunction: The inverted commas are removed and the conjunction "that" is used.
Verb: “Said to” changes to “told” (because it's followed by the object “me”).
Tense: “Have done” (present perfect) changes to “had done” (past perfect), as the reporting verb "said" is in the past.
Pronoun: “My” becomes “his”, based on the subject of the reporting clause (He).
Others: “Yesterday” changes to “the previous day” in indirect speech.
Converted sentence: He told me that he had done his job the previous day.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.