Multiple choice

Directions: Convert the following into indirect speech.

She shouted, “Leave me alone.”

  1. She shouted to them to leave her alone.

  2. She shouted to them to leave me alone.

  3. She shouted to them of leaving alone.

  4. She shouted to them for leaving her alone.
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Explanation

The sentence in quotes is a command i.e. imperative sentence. In other words, the sentence that starts with a verb changes into infinity in indirect speech. The objective pronoun ‘me’ changes into ‘her’ as the speaker is female.

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