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A sentence is provided in indirect speech. Choose the correct direct speech: The captain instructed the players to remain focused.

1. “Remain focused,” instructed the captain.
2. “Players, remain focused,” the captain instructed.
3. “You must remain focused,” said the captain.
4. “Remain focused,” the captain instructed.

Correct answer: “Remain focused,” the captain instructed.

Solution

The indirect sentence is an instruction, so in direct speech it should be written as an imperative command. The correct form is "Remain focused," the captain instructed.

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