Choose the correct sentence that best represents the reported speech: You said to your father, Please grant him leave for some time.
Answer: You requested your father to grant him leave for some time.
Explanation
Among the given options, the most appropriate representation of the reported speech is:
(C) You requested your father to grant him leave for some time.
- Option (C) accurately conveys the nature of the original sentence as a request.
- Options (A) and (B) do not align closely with the original intent of politeness and requesting leave.
- Option (D) changes the subject and the request, which does not accurately reflect the original speech.
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