Question

Convert the given direct speech sentence into indirect speech.

Sarah was driving too slowly, so I said to her "Hurry up".

• A. I told her to hurry up.
• B. I advised her to hurry up.
• C. I requested her that hurry up.
• D. I asked her that hurry up.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

I advised her 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 B is correct as the sentence in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense and the appropriate introductory verb 'advised' is used with the appropriate preposition 'to'.

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

The correct answer is B)I advised her to hurry up.