Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
The student requested the teacher to speak a little slowly so that he could note down the points.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. The student said to the teacher, “Please speak a little slowly so that I can note down the points.”.
Basic rules for changing or converting indirect speech into direct speech:
The commas(,), inverted commas("), and the exclamation mark are added.
In the first part of the sentence, the verb "requested " will be changed to "said to" in the direct speech, because In an imperative sentence, the reporting verb is changed to 'ordered, advised, requested, commanded, beg, forbade, suggested, proposed, assured, asked, reminded, warned, agreed, refused, promised, etc.
Remove the conjunction "to", because the 'to' conjunction is not used in direct speech.
'he' will be changed into 'I' in the direct speech.
'could' will be changed into 'can' in the direct speech.
Therefore, The student said to the teacher, “Please speak a little slowly so that I can note down the points.” this is the correct direct form of the given sentence.