Tap to identify the correct sentence in reported speech. The teacher said to the class, 'Keep quiet.'
A
The teacher asked the class keep quiet.
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B
The teacher asked the class to keep quiet.
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Solution
The correct option is B The teacher asked the class to keep quiet. When an instruction is reported, the verb in direct speech should be changed to its infinitive form.