Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said to his brother, “Pack your bags and leave now.”
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. He instructed his brother to pack his bags and leave then.
The given sentence is in direct speech, to convert this sentence into indirect speech we need to follow the following points:
- Inverted commas will get omitted and "to-infinitive" will be used.
- The reporting verb 'instructed' should be used in place of 'said' as instruction is given to the brother.
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The pronoun 'your' should be converted into the pronoun 'his'.
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The adverb 'now' should be converted into 'then'.
After following these steps, we got the indirect speech as: He instructed his brother to pack his bags and leave then.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 3 i.e. He instructed his brother to pack his bags and leave then.