Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech for: He said, “Do not touch that.”

Explanation

A negative command in direct speech is reported using a verb like ‘told’ or ‘ordered,’ followed by an object, then ‘not to’ plus the base form of the verb, giving the structure ‘told me not to touch.’ Since a specific listener was clearly being addressed, the reporting verb requires the object ‘me’ before the negative infinitive phrase. Explore more English MCQs on mcqstutor to keep practicing.