Are both correct?
I said to him,"Will you not sit down?"
When the sentence is changed into indirect speech,
1. I told him if he would not sit down.
2. I told him to sit down.
Which is correct or are both correct?
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
(1) is incorrectly constructed. (2) is correct English but "told" is more forceful than the original. "
- (1) is incorrectly constructed.
- (2) is correct English but "told" is more forceful than the original.
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(1) is incorrectly constructed.
(2) is correct English but "told" is more forceful than the original.
I suggest "I asked him if he would sit down."
0Neither one is correct. #1 is not grammatical.
I asked him to please sit down.
I asked him politely to sit down.
I asked him politely if he would like to sit down.
0I said to him,"Will you not sit down?"
I asked him if he would not sit down.
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