A Guyanese secondary school teacher instructed her class:

Direct: "Open your textbooks to page forty-five."

Which is the correct reported speech form?

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Question

A Guyanese secondary school teacher instructed her class:

Direct: "Open your textbooks to page forty-five."

Which is the correct reported speech form?

Accepted Answer

The teacher told the class to open their textbooks to page forty-five. — Award 1 mark for correctly using 'told' with an infinitive construction ('to open') for reported commands, and changing 'your' to 'their'. B is incorrect because commands require infinitive form, not 'that' clauses. C is incorrect because it incorrectly uses 'that' with base form verb. D is incorrect because 'your' should change to 'their' and 'asked' suggests a request rather than an instruction.

Answer

The teacher told the class to open their textbooks to page forty-five.

Answer

The teacher said that open your textbooks to page forty-five.

Answer

The teacher asked the class to open your textbooks to page forty-five.

Answer

The teacher told the class that they open their textbooks to page forty-five.

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