Question

The traffic police said to the driver, “Do not use your phone while driving.”

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• A. The traffic police forbade the driver not to use his phone while driving.
• B. The traffic police forbid the driver to use his phone while driving.
• C. The traffic police forbade the driver from using his phone while driving.
• D. The traffic police forbade the driver from use his phone while driving.

Answer 1

The correct option is C The traffic police forbade the driver from using his phone while driving.

The given reported speech starts with the words “Do not”. So, the reporting verb “said” changes to “forbade” with the omission of comma and quotation marks and inclusion of “to”. The word “forbid” means to order someone not to do something. So, the use of “not” is not required in the reported speech.