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Reported Speech: Imperatives
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Directions: Select the correct change of narration.
Mother said, "Don't hurt yourselves, girls".
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Mother told the girls not to hurt themselves.
💡 Explanation:
In sentenced 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. Instead of using ‘Do not’ we simply use ‘Not to”