Question

Bill was taking a long time to get ready, so I said to him,"Hurry up".

Transform direct speech to indirect speech.

• A. I said to him that hurry up.
• B. I told him to hurry up.
• C. I requested him that hurry up.
• D. I ordered him to hurry up.

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

I ordered him to hurry up.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option D is correct as the sentence in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense and the appropriate introductory verb 'ordered' is used.

Options A, B, and C are wrong as 'that', 'told' and 'requested' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is D)I ordered him to hurry up.