Choose the direct speech of the sentence: She told me to stand up. (১৮তম শিক্ষক নিবন্ধন স্কুল: ২০২৪)
কShe said, "Do stand up"
খShe told, "Stand up"
গShe said me, "Stand up"
ঘShe said to me, "Stand up"✓
ব্যাখ্যা
The correct answer is option (d) 'She said to me, "Stand up."'
When converting indirect imperative sentences to direct speech: 'told someone to + verb' → 'said to someone, "Verb (imperative)"'.
'She told me to stand up' → 'She said to me, "Stand up."'.
✗ 'told' cannot be followed directly by a quote in direct speech. ✗ 'said me' is grammatically incorrect; 'said to me' is correct.
Source: A Practical English Grammar — Thomson & Martinet.