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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. The captain said to the soldiers, 'Don't move until I give the signal, and for heaven's sake, don't fire unless you see the whites of their eyes!'
- 1The captain commanded the soldiers not to move until he gave the signal and further implored them not to fire unless they saw the whites of their eyes.
- 2The captain forbade the soldiers to move until he gave the signal and entreated them not to fire unless they had seen the whites of their eyes.
- 3The captain ordered the soldiers not to move until he had given the signal and prohibited them from firing unless they saw the whites of their eyes.
- 4The captain commanded the soldiers not to move until he gave the signal and earnestly forbade them to fire unless they saw the whites of their eyes.✓
Correct answer
The captain commanded the soldiers not to move until he gave the signal and earnestly forbade them to fire unless they saw the whites of their eyes.
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