Correct Answer:
C. She told me not to make noise
When reporting imperative sentences (commands or requests), the reporting verb often changes to "told," "ordered," "advised," etc., followed by an object and then the infinitive form of the verb. For negative commands, "not to" is used before the infinitive. The original sentence, "Don't make noise," is a negative command.
- C: She told me not to make noise is correct. "Told" is an appropriate reporting verb for a command, "me" is the object, and "not to make" correctly forms the negative infinitive for the reported command.
- A: She said to not make noise is less natural. While "said to" can sometimes be used, "told" is more common for commands, and "not to make" is the standard structure for negative infinitives, rather than "to not make."
- B: She told not to make noise is grammatically possible but less complete and natural than option C. It omits the object pronoun ("me"), which is usually implied or stated when reporting a command given to someone specific.
- D: She said don't make noise is incorrect because it does not convert the direct speech into reported speech; it simply repeats the direct command.