1979. The Captain ordered the soldiers to march on' বাক্যটির direct speech:
The Captain asked, 'Soldiers, march on.'
The Captain said, to the soldiers, 'Please march on.'
The Captain said, 'Soldiers, I ask you to march on.'
The Captain said to the soldiers, 'March on.'
ব্যাখ্যা: Reporting verb-এ said to somebody বসে। আর order থাকাতে reported speech এ imperative sentence ব্যবহৃত হবে। সুতরাং সঠিক direct speech হলো The captain said to the soldiers, 'March on' .