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JAMB Use of English 2024 Question 55

Question 55

Direct and Indirect Speech

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap: Don't study on the examination day? What did he tell you? He told me ________ on the examination day.

  1. A.no studying
  2. B.don't study
  3. C.not study
  4. D.not to study
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (not to study)

Explanation

A negative command in reported speech becomes 'told me not to + verb': 'He told me not to study'.