Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.The teacher orders Mohan not to tear off pages from his note-book.
- AThe teacher says to Mohan, "Let the pages not be torn off from your notebook."
- BThe teacher says to Mohan, "You shouldn't tear off pages from your notebook."
- CThe teacher says to Mohan, "Don't tear off pages from your notebook."
- DThe 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).