Question

His father ordered him to go to his room and study.

• A. His father said, "Go to your room and study."
• B. His father said to him, "Go and study in your room."
• C. His father shouted, "Go right now to your study room."
• D. His father said firmly, "Go and study in your room."

Hint:

When converting orders or requests into direct speech, ensure that the tone of command or instruction is maintained without adding unnecessary emphasis or urgency.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understanding the sentence.
The sentence is about an order given by the father. The key aspect here is that it's a command and the verb "ordered" indicates a strong directive. The reported speech must reflect the direct command.
Step 2: Analyzing the options.
(A) His father said, "Go to your room and study." This is correct as it reflects the direct command, maintaining the tone of an order.
(B) His father said to him, "Go and study in your room." This option is incorrect because it changes the original meaning by adding "and study" in the wrong order.
(C) His father shouted, "Go right now to your study room." This option changes the tone unnecessarily by introducing "shouted" and the urgency of "right now," which was not in the original sentence.
(D) His father said firmly, "Go and study in your room." This is incorrect because it adds a tone of firmness that is not present in the original sentence.
Step 3: Conclusion.
The correct answer is (A) His father said, "Go to your room and study." as it accurately captures the command in direct speech.

Answer 2

Since the original sentence uses "ordered," the direct-speech version should be a plain, direct command using the same words, without adding extra tone words that were not in the original.

1. His father said, "Go to your room and study.": This uses the exact command implied by the original ("go to his room and study"), converting "his room" to "your room" for direct address, with no invented tone or extra words.
2. His father said to him, "Go and study in your room.": This reorders "go to your room and study" into "go and study in your room," which changes the sequence of the original instruction.
3. His father shouted, "Go right now to your study room.": This invents urgency ("right now") and a new noun phrase ("study room") that do not appear in or match the original sentence.
4. His father said firmly, "Go and study in your room.": This both reorders the instruction and adds the tone word "firmly," which was not part of the original sentence.

Only the first option converts the original command word-for-word into direct speech without adding or reordering anything.

Therefore, the correct answer is His father said, "Go to your room and study."