Multiple choice

My mother told me ___ do that.

  1. not to

  2. not

  3. should

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

After verbs like 'tell' in reported speech, we use the to-infinitive form. The negative infinitive is formed by placing 'not' before 'to', making 'not to' the correct choice. 'Not' alone would be incorrect because we need the infinitive marker 'to' after 'told'.