English » Direct Indirect Speech

Select the correct indirect speech form of the given sentence.

The teacher said, “You must work hard for your exams.”

A

The teacher was telling her students to work hard for their exams.

B

The teacher was advising her students to do work hard for their exams.

C

The teacher advised her students to work hard for their exams.

D

The teacher told students for working hard for their exams.

Solution

in imperative sentence we change said/said to 

in requested, commanded, advised, ordered, forbade, etc. according to the sense of the sentence

in above sentence we see the sense of advise so the correct answer will be option C