Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
She said to them, “Don’t smoke here.”
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. She told them not to smoke there.
- The given sentence is in the imperative form.
- don't will be changed to not to.
- "Said" will be changed into told.
- to will be followed by V1 i.e., wear.
- The adverb where will be changed into 'there'.
- Comma and inverted comma will be replaced by the conjunction to.
The most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence-
She told them not to smoke there.