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Aung Thu Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Reported speech

Question:
Mother said to me, "You had better to take an umbrella with you.Possible answers:
1.Mother asked me, that I had better to take an umbrella with me.
2.Mother asked me to take an umbrella with me.
3.Mother asked me that I should take an umbrella with me.
4.Mother asked that you take an umbrella with you.

If I change this sentence into reported speech, which of the sentence is natural and grammatical.

  

Top answer

Aung Thu You had better to take an umbrella with you. This one captures the original meaning best. Mother told me that I should take an umbrella with me.

— CalifJim

  • Aung Thu You had better to take an umbrella with you.
  • This one captures the original meaning best.
  • Mother told me that I should take an umbrella with me.
  • (This is answer 3 with a change of reporting verb) CJ
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Aung ThuYou had better to take an umbrella with you.

This one captures the original meaning best.

Mother told me that I should take an umbrella with me. (This is answer 3 with a change of reporting verb)

CJ

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Mother said to me, "You had better to take an umbrella with you."

I think it's a typo; "to" is not necessary, I believe.

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