In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. Mother said,"Don't step out of the house in the summer season."

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Correct answer: d) The mother advised the children not to step out of the house in the summer season.. The Correct Answer: Option D — The mother advised the children not to step out of the house in the summer season. Explanation: When converting direct speech to indirect speech for negative commands or warnings, we need to make several changes: The reporting verb "said" changes to "advised" since the mother is giving advice/guidance to her children (not threatening or requesting, but caring guidance for their well-being). We need to add an indirect object "the children" to show who received the advice. Negative commands in indirect speech are expressed using "not to + base verb." The negative imperative "Don't step out" becomes "not to step out." The phrases "of the house" and "in the summer season" remain unchanged. We remove the quotation marks. In Hinglish: Direct speech (negative command/warning) को indirect speech में बदलते समय हमें कुछ बदलाव करने पड़ते हैं: Reporting verb "said" को "advised" में बदला जाता है क्योंकि mother अपने children को advice/guidance दे रही है (threatening

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