Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Mother said to her, “Paint the river blue.”
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Mother told her to paint the river blue.
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' is used in place of comma.
- In imperative sentences, the reporting verb said to is converted into told.
After following these steps, we got the indirect speech as: Mother told her to paint the river blue.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Mother told her to paint the river blue.