Choose the option that is the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The director said to the actor, "Please memorise your lines properly."
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. The director requested the actor to memorise his lines properly.
Changes required:
Verb – "said to" changes to "requested" (as ‘please’ is used, it indicates a request).
Pronoun – "your" changes to "his" in indirect speech.
Tense – No change in the verb "memorise" because the reporting verb is in past and the sentence is a request (infinitive form “to + verb” remains unchanged).
Converted sentence: The director requested the actor to memorise his lines properly.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.