He said to his father, “Please increase my pocket-money.”a...
To convert the reported speech to direct speech, we need to consider the following points:
- The reporting verb "said" should be changed to "told" or "asked" in the reported speech.
- The pronoun "his" should be changed to "my" in the reported speech.
- The phrase "increase my pocket-money" should be changed to "increase his pocket-money" in the reported speech.
Converting the sentence to direct speech:
He said to his father, "Please increase my pocket-money."The correct options are:
A:
He told his father, "Please increase the pocket-money."
- This option correctly changes the reporting verb to "told" and adjusts the pronoun and phrase accordingly.
B:
He pleaded his father to please increase my pocket money.
- This option does not accurately change the pronoun and phrase. It also uses the incorrect reporting verb "pleaded."
C:
He requested his father to increase his pocket-money.
- This option correctly changes the reporting verb to "requested" and adjusts the pronoun and phrase accordingly.
D:
He asked his father to increase his pocket-money.
- This option correctly changes the reporting verb to "asked" and adjusts the pronoun and phrase accordingly.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C:
He requested his father to increase his pocket-money.