Practice mode Change Of Speech

The mother said to her son, “Do not play in the rain.” Which option gives its correct indirect speech?

Correct answer B. The mother told her son not to play in the rain.

Explanation

A negative command is reported as "told" + object + "not to" + base verb. "Forbade ... not to" is a double negative and is incorrect.

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