Question

"Hurry up," she said to us. Which of the following is the correct reported form?

Questions 131 - 150: Answer each question from the options given.

• A. She said that they shall hurry up
• B. She said they would hurry up
• C. She told us to hurry up
• D. She told us for hurrying up

Answer 1

Answer:

C. She told us to hurry up

• The sentence expresses a command or order.

• In reported speech, an imperative sentence is generally changed using told + object + to + verb.

• The reporting verb said to changes into told when an object is mentioned.

• The verb hurry remains in its base form after to.

Structure:

Direct Speech: Subject + said to + object + "Imperative sentence"

Indirect Speech: Subject + told + object + to + verb.

Examples:

• He said to me, "Open the door."
  → He told me to open the door.

• The teacher said to the students, "Keep quiet."
  → The teacher told the students to keep quiet.