He said, "Be quiet and listen to my words."AHe urged them to be quiet and listen to his words.BHe urged them and said, "Be quiet and listen to my words."CHe urged they should be quiet and listen to his words.DHe said that you should be quiet and listen to my words.
Question
He said, "Be quiet and listen to my words."AHe urged them to be quiet and listen to his words.BHe urged them and said, "Be quiet and listen to my words."CHe urged they should be quiet and listen to his words.DHe said that you should be quiet and listen to my words.
Solution
The given sentence is in direct speech. The task is to convert it into indirect speech. The correct conversion would be:
A. He urged them to be quiet and listen to his words.
Explanation: In indirect speech, we do not use quotation marks and the verb tense usually shifts back (backshift). Here, "said" changes to "urged" to convey the command, and "be quiet and listen to my words" remains the same as it is a command. The pronoun "them" is used to refer to the people the speaker was addressing.
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