Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The manager said, “Stop. I want you to understand the whole project before you start
working on it.”
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. The manager asked me to stop and told me that he wanted me to understand the whole project before I started working on it.
Changes required:
Conjunction: "and" is used to connect two commands or statements.
Verb: "said" is changed to "asked" for the command "Stop", and "want" is changed to "wanted" in reported speech.
Tense: Present tense changes to past (i.e. "want" → "wanted", "start" → "started").
Pronoun: "you" is changed to "me" as the subject changes in indirect speech.
Others: The structure of the sentence is adjusted for correct indirect reporting.
Converted sentence:
The manager asked me to stop and told me that he wanted me to understand the whole project before I started working on it.
Hence, the chosen option will be correct.