In the following Twenty seven questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech and mark your answer in the Answer sheet.

(Applicable only to the following question)

I said to my mother, “Please warm this milk. Don’t boil it.”

I requested my mother to warm that milk and asked her not boil it.
I asked my mother that she may warm that milk but not boil it.
I requested my mother that she warm that milk and not to boil it.
I told my mother respectfully that she will warm that milk and not to boil it.
Explanation:

The expression ‘please’ is correctly expressed using ‘requested’ as the reporting verb. You request someone to do something. Hence the correct form of the sentence is ‘I requested my mother to warm that milk……”.

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