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Imperative Sentence - Direct and Indirect Narration

An imperative sentence is a type of sentence that expresses a command or request. It has no subject and begins with a verb. To change an imperative sentence into indirect speech, words like "ordered" or "requested" are used instead of "said." Additionally, the verb in the reported clause is changed to the infinitive form by adding "to." For example, a direct quote of "Leave now" would become "He ordered him to leave now" in indirect speech.

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Imperative Sentence - Direct and Indirect Narration

An imperative sentence is a type of sentence that expresses a command or request. It has no subject and begins with a verb. To change an imperative sentence into indirect speech, words like "ordered" or "requested" are used instead of "said." Additionally, the verb in the reported clause is changed to the infinitive form by adding "to." For example, a direct quote of "Leave now" would become "He ordered him to leave now" in indirect speech.

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Imperative Sentence- Direct and Indirect Narration

An Imperative Sentence is a type of Sentence that expresses


some kind of command or an entreaty. It means that an
Imperative sentence is about a command that is given by
somebody to do something or not. The command may be about
fulfilling a specific task or it may have some type of advice.

I. Leave my room at once.

II. Be very kind to animals.

III. Never tell a lie.

IV. Do not spoil your clothes.

The Imperative Sentence has no subject, instead, it begins with


a verb and ends with a full stop (.) at the end just like Assertive
Sentence.

To form the Indirect Narration of the Imperative Sentences,


induced the words” requested, ordered, advised, forbade,
asked, directed, urged, or suggested” in the Reporting Speech
instead of “said to” according to the command. And then add “to”
before the “first verb” of the Reported Speech to make the
“infinitive” and make the sentence Simple Assertive Sentence.

The rest of the changes can be done by following the following


rules:
” That” is not used to make the Indirect Narration of the Imperative
Sentences. Instead, “to” is used with “the first verb” of the
Imperative Sentences to make the infinitive.

Imperative Sentences with Order Command:

The sentences that start with “verbs”, have the Order Command
in general as follows:

Direct: The manager said to the peon,” Get out of my office.”

Indirect: The manager ordered the peon to get out of his office.

Direct: She said to us,” Keep quiet over here.”

Indirect: She ordered us to keep quiet over there.

Direct: The policeman said to the driver,” Show me your


license.”

Indirect: The policeman ordered the driver to show him his


license.

Direct: The magistrate said to the policeman,” Arrest this


pickpocket.”

Indirect: The magistrate ordered the policeman to arrest that


pickpocket.

Direct: She said to her servant,” Polish my shoes at once.”

Indirect: She ordered her servant to polish her shoes at once.

Direct: The teacher said to the peon,” Turn on the fan now.”
Indirect: The teacher ordered the peon to turn on the fan then.

Direct: “Open the door,” said the policeman to my


neighbour.”

Indirect: The policeman ordered my neighbour to open the door.

Direct: The headmaster said to the teacher,” Send these boys


home to bring back their progress reports.”

Indirect: The headmaster ordered the teacher to send those boys


home to bring back their progress reports.

Direct: He said to his servant,” Go and bring a taxi for me.”

Indirect: He ordered his servant to go and bring a taxi for him.

Direct: Father said to him,” Make it a point to return home


before sunset.”

Indirect: Father ordered him to make it a point to return home


before sunset.

Direct: The policeman said to me,” Show me your identity


card.”

Indirect: The policeman ordered me to show him my identity card.

Direct: The master said to the peon,” Shut the gate and do
not let anybody go out.”

Indirect: The master ordered the peon to shut the gate and did not
let anybody go out.

Direct: He said to us,” Let the ladies pass first.”


Indirect: He ordered us to let the ladies pass first.

Direct: The superintendent said to him,” Hand over your


answer book to me.”

Indirect: The superintendent ordered him to hand over his


answer-book to him.

Direct: He said to me,” Leave for Quetta at once.”

Indirect: He ordered me to leave for Quetta at once.

Direct: She said to them,” See me in my office tomorrow.”

Indirect: She ordered them to see her in her office the next day.

Direct: She said to the servant,” Iron my clothes.”

Indirect: She ordered the servant to iron her clothes.

Direct: “Fire at the mob,” said the magistrate to the


policemen.

Indirect: The magistrate ordered the policemen to fire at the mob.

Direct: He said to me,” Go away from here.”

Indirect: He ordered me to go away from there.

Direct: I said to him,” Go away at once.”

Indirect: I ordered him to go away at once.

Direct: The minister said to the D.S.P,” Arrest all bad


characters tonight.”
Indirect: The minister ordered the D.S.P to arrest all bad
characters that night.

Direct: You said to him,” Get out of my house now and never
show me your face again.”

Indirect: You ordered him to get out of your house then and never
show you his face again.

Direct: I said to him,” Polish my shoes immediately.”

Indirect: I ordered him to polish my shoes immediately.

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