Direct Speech into Indirect Speech( Command and Request Form)
Q: The manager said to his secretary, "Please arrange the meeting for Thursday."
Ans.1. The manager asked his secretary to arrange the meeting for Thursday.
Ans.2. The manager requested his secretary to arrange the meeting for Thursday.
I'd like to know which one is more natural, 1 or 2.
Thanks a lot.
Top answer
" The manager requested that his secretary arrange the meeting for Thursday. This form "arrange" is the subjunctive. Use it after verbs like request, demand, suggest, recommend, etc.
- " The manager requested that his secretary arrange the meeting for Thursday.
- This form "arrange" is the subjunctive.
- Use it after verbs like request, demand, suggest, recommend, etc.
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Answer 2 is incorrect because after "requested," it should be "that his secretary arrange..."
The manager requested that his secretary arrange the meeting for Thursday.
This form "arrange" is the subjunctive. Use it after verbs like request, demand, suggest, recommend, etc.
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