Question

Teacher said to Jack : "Don't be late again tomorrow". Choose the suitable sentence in indirect speech :

• A. Teacher said to Jack that don't be late again the next day
• B. Teacher warned Jack that not to be late again tomorrow
• C. Teacher warned Jack not to be late again the next day
• D. Teacher told Jack not to be late again tomorrow

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Teacher warned Jack not to be late again the next day

• "Teacher said to Jack that don't be late again the next day": This is incorrect because "don't" should be changed to "not to" in indirect speech.

• "Teacher warned Jack that not to be late again tomorrow": This is incorrect because "that not to be late" is not a proper structure for indirect speech.

• "Teacher warned Jack not to be late again the next day": This is correct because it appropriately changes the direct speech into indirect speech, using "warned" and "not to be late" with "the next day" to reflect the original time reference.

• "Teacher told Jack not to be late again tomorrow": While this is close, "warned" is a better fit here since it conveys a stronger admonition compared to "told."

• "Not to be late again the next day" is a correct transformation of the command, where "tomorrow" changes to "the next day" (as it is now reported speech).