Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
“Read the instructions before you start making the dish,” Deepa's mother said to her.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Deepa's mother told her to read the instructions before she started making the dish.
- The given sentence is in direct form and we have to convert it into indirect form.
- Said will be replaced by told.
- We use say and tell in different ways in reported speech. Say focuses on the words someone said and tell focuses more on the content or message of what someone said:
- ‘Hello,’ she said.
- She told him they were going on holiday. (The focus is on the information.)
- You would be converted to the third-person pronoun 'she'.
- Simple Present Tense would be converted into Simple past tense.
Hence, option 4 is the correct answer.