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Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech. "Call the first witness," said the judge.
Question

Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.
"Call the first witness," said the judge.

A.

The judge commands to call the first witness

B.

The judge pleaded to call the first witness

C.

The judge commanded to called the first witness

D.

The judge commanded (him) to call the first witness

Correct option is D

The correct option is (d) The judge commanded (him) to call the first witness.
Tense change: The imperative "Call" is reported as an infinitive phrase "to call" in indirect speech.
Pronoun change: The implied subject "him" is added to indicate who is being addressed.
Time clause change: No time-related words are involved here, so no change is needed.
Reporting verb change: "Said" changes to "commanded" to reflect the nature of the directive in indirect speech.
Corrected sentence: The judge commanded (him) to call the first witness.

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