The teacher asked me to close the window. What could be the best option if this sentence was written in direct speech?
A. "Please close the window", The teacher said.
B. “Please closed the window.” Said the teacher.
C. “Close the window please, ‘said the teacher.
D. Please closed the window here, enquired the teacher.
All those possibilities have errors in them.
Please reread the choices and correct them. Then let us know which one you think answers the question correctly.
"A" comes the closest IF you fix 3 things.
"Please close the window," the teacher said.
The best option if the given sentence was written in direct speech is:
A. "Please close the window," the teacher said.
In direct speech, the words spoken by the teacher are enclosed in quotation marks and followed by a comma. The word "said" is used to indicate who is speaking.
The best option for rewriting the sentence in direct speech would be:
A. "Please close the window," the teacher said.
When writing in direct speech, it is important to follow a specific format. The words spoken by the teacher are enclosed within quotation marks. The sentence is also punctuated correctly, with a comma inside the quotation marks after the spoken words, and the dialogue tag ("the teacher said") outside the quotation marks, starting with a lowercase letter.
Option B is incorrect because it uses the past tense form ("closed") instead of the base form ("close"). Option C is also incorrect because it places the dialogue tag ("said the teacher") before the spoken words. Option D is incorrect because it incorrectly uses the past tense without the word "please" and uses "enquired" instead of "said."