Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
I said to him, “Please stay here tonight.”
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. I requested him to stay there that night.
The indirect form "I requested him to stay there that night" is correct because it transforms the direct request into indirect speech by using "requested" to convey the polite nature of the original statement.
It adjusts "please stay here tonight" to "to stay there that night" to fit the context of indirect speech, which includes changing "here" to "there" and "tonight" to "that night" to match the perspective of the speaker.
This correctly reflects the original request while maintaining appropriate indirect speech conventions.