Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. The judge said to Jia, "Stand in the witness box." (a) The judge told Jia you are standing in the witness box. (b) The judge told Jia to stand in the witness box. (c) The judge told to Jia stand in the witness box. (d) The judge told Jia you will stand in the witness box.

Options

A. The judge told Jia you are standing in the witness box.
B. The judge told Jia to stand in the witness box.
C. The judge told to Jia stand in the witness box.
D. The judge told Jia you will stand in the witness box.

Answer

B

Explanation

The judge told Jia to stand in the witness box. (Correct)
(a) The judge told Jia `ul("you are standing")` in the witness box. (Incorrect tense of reported speech)
(c )The judge told `ul("to")` Jia stand in the witness box. (Position of "to" is wrong)
(d) The judge told Jia you `ul("will stand")` in the witness box. (Change of tense to simple future is incorrect)