Change the following statement in reported speech:
The Principal said to the clerk, "Do this work or leave the office."
The Principal ordered the clerk _________ .

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As a rule of conversion of direct to indirect speech, we do not change the tense of the phrase inside quotations. Also, we change 'this' to 'that'.
The Principal ordered the clerk to either do that work or leave the office.

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Change the following statement in reported speech:The Principal said to the clerk, "Do this work or leave the office."The Principal ordered the clerk _________ .

As a rule of conversion of direct to indirect speech, we do not change the tense of the phrase inside quotations. Also, we change 'this' to 'that'.The Principal ordered the clerk to either do that work or leave the office.

Change the following statement in reported speech:
The Principal said to the clerk, "Do this work or leave the office."
The Principal ordered the clerk _________ .

As a rule of conversion of direct to indirect speech, we do not change the tense of the phrase inside quotations. Also, we change 'this' to 'that'.
The Principal ordered the clerk to either do that work or leave the office.