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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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Which is correct?
She said to him," Why don't you run and fetch the doctor?"
When the sentence is changed into indirect speech,
1. She asked him why he didn't run and fetch the doctor.
2. She advised him to run and fetch the doctor.
Which is correct, #1 or #2?
Top answer
Both are reported speech. But I would choose the first one as an answer. Even if she meant to give him an advice.
- Both are reported speech.
- But I would choose the first one as an answer.
- Even if she meant to give him an advice.
- I see that the first one would be more accurate because it's obvious that she asked him a question.
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Both are reported speech. But I would choose the first one as an answer. Even if she meant to give him an advice. I see that the first one would be more accurate because it's obvious that she asked him a question.
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