Question:
Choose the correct indirect narration of the following statement from the given alternatives:
The mother said to the child, “Don’t play with the knife.”
दिए गए विकल्पों में से निम्नलिखित कथन का सही अप्रत्यक्ष कथन (indirect narration) चुनिए:
The mother said to the child, “Don’t play with the knife.”
Options:
- The mother warned the child not to play with the knife.
- The mother told the child not to played with the knife.
- The mother warned the child not to be playing with the knife.
- The mother requested the child never to playing with the knife.
- The mother warned the child not to play with the knife.
- The mother told the child not to played with the knife.
- The mother warned the child not to be playing with the knife.
- The mother requested the child never to playing with the knife.
Correct Answer: a)
Explanation:
Negative imperative ‘Don’t play’ becomes ‘not to play’ with the reporting verb ‘warned’: ‘The mother warned the child not to play with the knife.’
नकारात्मक आज्ञासूचक वाक्य ‘Don’t play’ अप्रत्यक्ष कथन में ‘not to play’ में बदल जाता है और चेतावनी के संदर्भ में ‘warned’ क्रिया का प्रयोग होता है।