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Asked Teacher Lazy B Transform Request Reported Speech

Question Teacher: "Don't be so lazy".
A Teacher asked us did not to be so lazy.
B Teacher asked us not to be so lazy.
C Teacher asked us did not be so lazy.
D Teacher asked us to be not so lazy.
Answer b
Remark When we need to transform a request into Reported Speech we use an introductory verb + the to-infinitive: asked not + to be

Tags: reported_speech

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