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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.The teacher orders Mohan not to tear off pages from his note-book.

  1. A
    The teacher says to Mohan, "Let the pages not be torn off from your notebook."
  2. B
    The teacher says to Mohan, "You shouldn't tear off pages from your notebook."
  3. C
    The teacher says to Mohan, "Don't tear off pages from your notebook."
  4. D
    The teacher says to Mohan, "Mustn't tear off pages from your notebook."

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

The indirect speech sentence is imperative, indicated by "orders Mohan not to...".The reporting verb "orders" is in the present tense, which maps back to "says to".A negative imperative instruction ("not to tear off") in indirect speech translates back into a direct prohibition command starting with "Don't" in direct speech.The pronoun "his note-book" relates back to Mohan, becoming second-person possessive "your notebook" inside the direct speech quotation.Therefore, the direct command is: The teacher says to Mohan, "Don't tear off pages from your notebook." (Option C).

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.The teacher orders Mohan not to tear off pages from his note-book.
A
The teacher says to Mohan, "Let the pages not be torn off from your notebook."
B
The teacher says to Mohan, "You shouldn't tear off pages from your notebook."
C
The teacher says to Mohan, "Don't tear off pages from your notebook."
D
The teacher says to Mohan, "Mustn't tear off pages from your notebook."

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