Choose the option that is the most appropriate conversion of the following sentence into Direct Speech.
The general commanded the troops to hold their positions until further orders.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Correct Answer: The general said to the troops, "Hold your positions until further orders."
Explanation
• To convert an indirect imperative sentence into direct speech, the reporting verb commanded changes back to said to followed by an imperative clause enclosed in inverted commas.
• The infinitive phrase to hold changes into the base form of the verb: "Hold...".
• The third-person possessive pronoun their referring to the listeners changes to the second-person possessive pronoun your in direct speech.
• The expression told to is grammatically incorrect because told is a transitive verb that does not take the preposition to before an object.