Question

Change the following statement into indirect speech :
       He said, “Be quiet.”

A)He ordered to be quiet.
B)He asked to quiet.
C)He said that be quiet.
D)He told that be quiet.

Answer 1

Hint: To answer the question, one needs to have a crystal clear understanding of direct and indirect speech. Direct speech is when someone or a situation is quoted verbatim, while indirect speech is when it is told from a third-person perspective.

Complete step-by-step answer:

 Direct speech means the speaker or the event is quotes, as it is. While indirect speech is told like a narration. The given statement sounds like the person commanded someone to be quiet, sternly. It was a command or an order. Option a, says “he ordered…” which is exactly what we established. It is the correct option.
Option b, “he asked…”, sounds like he requested, which as we know is not the case, hence it is an incorrect option. Option c, “he said that….”, this is the format of direct speech nor indirect, hence the option is incorrect. Option d, “he told that…”, again, he did not tell, he ordered and it is also in the wrong format. Hence this is an incorrect choice as well. Option a is the correct choice.

Note: To answer the given question, one must have an understanding of direct and indirect speeches and to be able to understand the tone, clearly.