Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
His mother told him to phone his father at once.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. His mother said to him, “Phone your father at once.”
- The reporting verb is in the past tense, after conversion, it will be changed into a present tense.
- The past perfect tense is either changed to past tense or present perfect.
- The use of reporting verbs such as "say", "said to", or "said" in their correct tenses.
- The conjunctions "that", "to", "if", "weather", and so on should be removed.
- Use question marks, exclamation marks, and full stop as per the need.
- Put a comma before the statement.
The correct form of direct speech is-
His mother said to him, “Phone your father at once.”