Question

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

He said to his father, "Please increase my pocket money."

• A. He told his father, please increase the pocket money.
• B. He pleaded his father to please increase my pocket money.
• C. He requested his father to increase his pocket money
• D. He asked his father to increased his pocket money.

Answer 1

The correct option is C He requested his father to increase his pocket money

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 C is correct as the appropriate introductory verb 'requested' is used and the given direct speech is in the simple present tense.

Options A, B, and D are wrong as 'told', 'pleaded', and 'asked' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is C)He requested his father to increase his pocket money