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Hanuman_2000 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Indirect speech

Hello,

1. She said, 'Stop playing, Karan.' (order)

I have to use the word given in the brackets and write it in indirect speech.

a) She ordered Karan to stop playing.

b) She ordered him to stop playing.

Which one is correct between (a) and (b)?

I want to that the usage of the noun (Karan) is OK in (a).

Thanks.
  

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Just like the other example about Rajiv who ate the... whatever it was, BOTH are correct. If the listener already knows that it was said to Karan, than "him" is okay.

— BarbaraPA

  • Just like the other example about Rajiv who ate the...
  • whatever it was, BOTH are correct.
  • If the listener already knows that it was said to Karan, than "him" is okay.
  • What did she say to Karan?
  • She ordered him to stop playing.
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Just like the other example about Rajiv who ate the... whatever it was, BOTH are correct.

If the listener already knows that it was said to Karan, than "him" is okay.

What did she say to Karan? She ordered him to stop playing.
What did she say? She ordered Karan to stop playing.
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This is identical to one I answered yesterday. Your teacher is asking for a transformation of the existing sentence.

Yes, you should absolutely use the name "Karan" rather then replacing it with the pronoun "him."

Edit. Am I following you around again, GG??
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