Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

The mother said, "Don’t eat in the kitchen".

  1. The mother scolded her children do not eat in the kitchen.

  2. The mother asked her children not to eat in the kitchen.

  3. The mother told to her children not to eat in the kitchen.

  4. The mother told her children not to eat in the kitchen.

  5. Dummy
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D Correct answer
Explanation

In sentences like this, if we want to report an order or request, we can use a verb like ‘told’ instead of ‘said’ with a to-clause.

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