Convert the following direct speech sentence into indirect speech by selecting the correct option.
The Principal said, "Submit your assignments by Monday."
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Correct Answer: The Principal instructed us to submit our assignments by Monday.
Explanation
• The direct speech is an imperative sentence expressing an official directive or instruction from an authority figure (the Principal).
• When converting an imperative sentence into indirect speech, the reporting verb said changes to verbs like instructed, ordered, or told depending on the context. Here, instructed best conveys an official instruction.
• The imperative verb Submit changes to the infinitive form to submit.
• The second-person possessive adjective your appropriately shifts to our to match the assumed receiver (us). Other options omit this possessive pronoun entirely.