Multiple choice

Directions: Select the one which best expresses the sentence in indirect speech.

“Please don’t go away”, she said to me.

  1. She said to me please don’t go away.

  2. She told me not to go away.

  3. She begged that I not go away.

  4. She begged me not to go away.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This is an imperative sentence. In such cases (cases of request/permission), we prefer the verb 'begged'.

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