Question

Select the correct option to complete the sentence in indirect speech:
My mother said to me, "Clean your room immediately."
My mother ordered me ___________ at that time.

• A. To cleaned my room
• B. To clean my room
• C. To clean your room
• D. That clean my room

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

To clean my room

"Clean your room immediately." is an order. We often use the word 'to' in the indirect speech to convert an order given in the direct speech.

Also, we use just the infinitive verb, rather than changing the tense of the sentence.

Option A - 'To cleaned my room' is incorrect as we never use the past form of the verb with 'to'. Thus option A is incorrect.

Option C - 'To clean your room' is incorrect. As 'your' is used in the direct speech, it must be changed to another pronoun according to the subject. Here, we need a pronoun to show possession instead of 'me'. Thus option C is incorrect.

Option D - 'That clean my room' is incorrect as we use 'to' for order and 'that' for a general statement while converting the direct into indirect speech. Thus option D is incorrect.

Option B - 'To clean my room' can be used here as 'to' is used to indicate an order in the indirect speech and the verb is in the original form with 'to' to form an infinitive. Thus option B is the correct answer.

'My mother ordered me to clean my room.'