choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct/indirect) of the given sentence.
Mother said to Kavya, "Switch off the light before you go to sleep."

Options

A. Mother told Kavya to switch off the light before you go to sleep.
B. Mother told Kavya to switch off the light before she is going to sleep.
C. Mother told Kavya to switch off the light before she goes to sleep.
D. Mother told Kavya to switch off the light before she went to sleep.

Answer

D

Explanation

Mother told Kavya to switch off the light before she went to sleep.(Correct)
(a) Mother told Kavya to switch off the light before `ul("you go")` to sleep.(Incorrect tense and verb in reported speech)
(b) Mother told Kavya to switch off the light before `ul("she is going")` to sleep.(Change of reported speech to present continuous is incorrect.)
(c ) Mother told Kavya to switch off the light before `ul("she goes to sleep.")` (Change of reported speech to simple present is incorrect.)