Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. The guard said to the visitors,"Do not take photographs inside the museum." (a) The guard forbade the visitors to take photographs inside the museum. (b) The guard told the visitors that do not take photographs inside the museum. (c) The guard requested the visitors to not took photographs inside the museum. (d) The guard the visitors not to be taking photographs inside the museum.

Options

A. The guard forbade the visitors to take photographs inside the museum.
B. The guard told the visitors that do not take photographs inside the museum.
C. The guard requested the visitors to not took photographs inside the museum.
D. The guard the visitors not to be taking photographs inside the museum.

Answer

A

Explanation

The guard forbade the visitors to take photographs inside the museum. (Correct)
(b) The guard `ul("told the visitors that do not take")` photographs inside the museum. (Incorrect Reported verb and tense)
(c ) The guard `ul("requested the visitors to not took")` photographs inside the museum. (Incorrect Reported verb and tense)
(d) The guard `ul("warned the visitors not to be taking")` photographs inside the museum. (Incorrect Reported verb and tense)