<\/span><\/h4>\nWhen we want to report an order or request, we can use a verb like ‘tell’ with a to the clause: He told me to go away.<\/em> The pattern is verb + indirect object + to the clause. The indirect object is the person spoken to. Other verbs used to report orders and requests in this way are: command, order, warn, ask, advise, invite, beg, teach, & forbid.<\/p>\nExamples<\/p>\n
\n\n\n| \n Direct speech<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Indirect speech<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
\n\n| \n The doctor said to me, “Stop smoking!”.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n The doctor\u00a0told me to stop smoking.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| \n “Get out of the car!” said the policeman.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n The policeman\u00a0ordered him to get out\u00a0of the car.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| \n “Could you please be quiet,” she said.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n She\u00a0asked me to be\u00a0quiet.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| \n The man with the gun said to us, “Don’t move!”<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n The man with the gun\u00a0warned us not to move.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n |