Change the following sentence into indirect form: The teacher said, "Be quiet, boys".

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Correct Answer: The teacher urged the boys to be quiet. * Given statement is ‘The teacher said, “Be quit, boys”. * The sentence in indirect speech is: ‘The teacher urged the boys to be quiet.’ * Note that- o A sentence that expresses a command, a request, an advice or a suggestion is called an imperative sentence. Here are some examples- * Open the door – command * Please help me – Request * Quit Smoking – Advice * Don’t make a noise – command o When a imperative sentences have a command, request, advice etc. to change them into indirect speech, some specific verbs like urged, requested, ordered, suggested etc replace the verbs – said, told etc. of reporting verb. o Hence option C is correct answer.

Change the following sentence into indirect form: The teacher said, "Be quiet, boys".

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