Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
The captain said to the soldiers, “Follow the enemy.”
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. The captain commanded his soldiers to follow the enemy.
To change the sentence from direct to indirect speech, "said to" will be changed to "commanded/ordered" because it is an "order" sentence. The captain is giving an order to his soldiers.
As this is an imperative sentence, the tense doesn't change.
Hence, the correct sentence is- "The captain commanded his soldiers to follow the enemy".