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Option 2 : The foreman ordered the linemen to switch off the feeder before they started the maintenance work.

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सही उत्तर The foreman ordered the linemen to switch off the feeder before they started the maintenance work. है।

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Question:

Choose the correct indirect speech of the sentence: The foreman said, "Switch off the feeder before you start the maintenance work."

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The foreman told the linemen that switch off the feeder before they start the maintenance work.
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The foreman ordered the linemen to switch off the feeder before they started the maintenance work.
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The foreman asked the linemen if they switched off the feeder before starting the maintenance work.
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The foreman said to the linemen to switch off the feeder before you start the maintenance work.

Correct Answer: The foreman ordered the linemen to switch off the feeder before they started the maintenance work.

An imperative in direct speech becomes an infinitive ("to switch off") after a reporting verb like "ordered", and the tense shifts from "start" to "started".

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