Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
The announcer requested the audience to switch off their mobile phones for the next two hours.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. The announcer said to the audience, “Please switch off your mobile phones for the next two hours.”
Option 2 is correct because:
"Said" is used as the verb of direct speech.
It is an imperative sentence and is a request.
So "Please" is introduced in the direct speech.
The correct sentence will be: The announcer said to the audience, “Please switch off your mobile phones for the next two hours.”