Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Mother said to Ravi, "Get me the newspaper."
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Mother told Ravi to get her the newspaper.
Changes required:
Conjunction: No conjunction is needed for imperative sentences; we use "to + base verb" form instead.
Verb: The reporting verb "said to" changes to "told" in indirect speech when giving an order or instruction.
Tense: No change in the main verb get because imperative sentences retain base form after "to".
Pronoun: "me" becomes "her" to reflect the third person.
Others: The sentence is an imperative command, so it's turned into an infinitive clause.
Converted sentence: Mother told Ravi to get her the newspaper.
Hence, the chosen option will be correct.