Question

Choose the option that correctly transforms the given sentence into reported speech:

He said, "Bring a chair at once".

• A. He ordered to bring a chair at once.
• B. He requested to bring a chair at once.
• C. He told to bring a chair at once.
• D. He says to bring a chair at once.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

He ordered to bring a chair at once.

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

In 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 A is correct as the appropriate introductory verb 'ordered' is used and the given direct speech is in the simple present tense.

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

The correct answer is A)He ordered to bring a chair at once.