Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
The doctor advised her to keep off the sweets for a while.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. The doctor said to her, “Keep off the sweets for a while.”
Given sentence: The doctor advised her to keep off the sweets for a while.
The given sentence is in the past tense. So, the word "advised" will be changed to "said to."
The preposition "to" is replaced by inverted commas.
So, the final sentence is:
The doctor said to her, “Keep off the sweets for a while.”