"Call the first witness,” said the judge,
Convert to reported speech.
- AThe judge commanded them to call the first witness
- BThe judge asked them to call witness first
- CThe judge told them to call first the witness.
- DThe judge asked them to invite the first witness
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The direct speech is an imperative sentence spoken by an authority figure (a judge). In indirect speech, the reporting verb "said" changes to commanded or ordered, and the imperative verb is linked using a to-infinitive ("to call the first witness"). Thus, option A is grammatically complete and accurate.