Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The doctor told him not to eat much. "________" the doctor said to him.

• A. You eat very little
• B. Don't eat much
• C. I don't eat much
• D. Eat very little

Answer 1

The correct option is B Don't eat much

The given sentence is a command.

In an imperative sentence, the verb of the reported speech takes 'to' i.e. to go, to do, etc. In the negative sentence the infinitive (to+ verb) is preceded by 'not'. In the given indirect speech, 'not to eat' will change into 'do not eat' in direct speech.

Thus in direct speech the sentence must be,

"Don't eat much", the doctor said to him.

Thus option B is the correct answer.

Options A,C,D are incorrect as they do not follow the rules of Narration and Reporting.