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Option 1 : The officer instructed the witness not to touch anything until the photographer arrived.

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सही उत्तर The officer instructed the witness not to touch anything until the photographer arrived. है।

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Question:

Choose the correct indirect form of: The officer said to the witness, "Do not touch anything until the photographer arrives."

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The officer instructed the witness not to touch anything until the photographer arrived.
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The officer told the witness to not touch anything until the photographer arrives.
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The officer ordered the witness that do not touch anything until the photographer arrived.
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The officer said to the witness not to touch anything until the photographer had arrived.

Correct Answer: The officer instructed the witness not to touch anything until the photographer arrived.

An imperative becomes an infinitive construction with "not to", the reporting verb becomes "instructed", and "arrives" backshifts to "arrived". The other options mishandle the infinitive, the backshift, or the conjunction.

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