Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.
Mother said to me, "Go to bed."

Mother told me to go to bed.Correct answerYour answerMother said me to go to bed.Correct answerYour answerMother told me that go to bed.Correct answerYour answerMother told me going to bed.Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

An order becomes "told" + the person + "to" + the verb: "Mother told me to go to bed."

Worth noting

"Told me that go to bed" joins an order with "that", which is only for statements.

Concept: An order in reported speech
Typical timeTypical: 45 s
Your timeYours: —

The rule this testsDirect and indirect speech

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Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.Mother said to me, "Go to bed."

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Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.
Mother said to me, "Go to bed."