Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
“Let us go to the hills for a vacation,” Mother said to us.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Mother suggested that we should go to the hills for a vacation
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The sentence which is used to convey a command, a request, or a forbiddance is called an imperative sentence. So the given speech is an imperative one.
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While changing the narration of an imperative sentence, we need to follow the given steps-
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Change 'said to' in reporting clause into ordered/forbade/suggested/advised/requested etc.
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The word 'let us' indicates that the sentence is a kind of suggestion so we used suggested in place of said to.
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Replace comma (,) and inverted commas (" ") with the conjunction 'that'.
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So, the correct sentence is: Mother suggested that we should go to the hills for a vacation.