Question

"Give me a cup of coffee", he told her. (Change into indirect speech.)

• A. He told her that gives him a cup of coffee.
• B. He asked her to give him a cup of coffee.
• C. He asked her to gave him a cup of coffee.
• D. He asked her that gave him a cup of coffee.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. He asked her to give him a cup of coffee.

When changing an imperative sentence (order/request/command) into indirect speech:

• “told” (in direct speech) usually becomes asked / told / ordered / requested depending on meaning.

• We use: asked + object + to + base verb

• The verb remains in its base form (give, not gave or gives).

So,

Direct: “Give me a cup of coffee,” he told her.
Indirect: He asked her to give him a cup of coffee.

❌ gives – wrong tense
❌ gave – past form is incorrect here
❌ that gave – structure is incorrect