Question 49
MediumOriginal questionChoose the indirect speech of this sentence.
The teacher said to the students, "Please be quiet."
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer D
Correct answer: D
Explanation
A polite request with "please" becomes "requested" + the person + "to": "The teacher requested the students to be quiet."
Worth noting
"Said the students to be quiet" leaves out "to" before the person. "Said" needs "said to"; "requested" takes the person directly.
- Concept
- A request in reported speech
- Typical timeTypical
- 45 s
- Your timeYours
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