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Option 1 : The coach instructed the players not to leave the ground before the drill ended.

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सही उत्तर The coach instructed the players not to leave the ground before the drill ended. है।

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Question:

Choose the correct indirect form of: The coach said to the players, "Do not leave the ground before the drill ends."

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The coach instructed the players not to leave the ground before the drill ended.
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The coach told the players to not leave the ground before the drill ends.
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The coach ordered that the players did not leave the ground before the drill ended.
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The coach said the players that they should not leave the ground.

Correct Answer: The coach instructed the players not to leave the ground before the drill ended.

A negative imperative becomes "instructed/ordered" plus object plus "not to" plus infinitive, and the subordinate time clause shifts "ends" to "ended". Option (b) splits the infinitive awkwardly and keeps the wrong tense; (c) and (d) mangle the reporting-verb structure.

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