Question

    Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

    The commander said to the soldiers, “Don’t think twice. Jump off the plane now.”

    A The commander ordered the soldiers not to think twice and jump off the plane then. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B The commander ordered the soldiers don’t think twice and jump off the plane then. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C The commander ordered the soldiers that don’t think twice and jump off the plane now. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D The commander ordered the soldiers to not think twice and to jump off the plane now. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    This is clearly an order. Here, ‘do not’ changes to ‘not to do something’ and ‘now’ changes to ‘then’. So, option 1 is correct.

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