Direct & Indirect of imperative sentences with the use of" Let"

 In this article, I have explained the direct & Indirect sentences with the use of let. I have also given examples and exercises at the end of the article.

Use of let in Direct & Indirect Sentences

use of "let" in 'direct & Indirect' has different meanings.
"Said to" is changed according to the meaning of the sentence.

Rule no 1

If the meaning of ' let sentence' is suggestion, proposal, and wish then, the following rules are applied in order to change direct sentences into an indirect sentences.

1. 'Said to' replaced with Proposed, Suggested, and wished.
2 'That' is used to join both parts of the sentence.
3. Let's is changed with 'We should' or 'they should'
4. The main verb is used after should
5. The object is used at the end of the sentence
6. Changes in pronouns are made according to rules

Examples

• They said," Let's go to watch a movie."
• They proposed that they should go to watch a movie.
• I said," Let's invite them to dinner."
• I proposed that we should invite them to dinner.
• He said to me," Let's us take tea."
• He proposed to me that we should take tea.
• She said," Let me read a book."
• She wished that she should read a book.

Rule no 2

If the condition and assumption come in 'Let sentence' then the following changes have taken place while changing direct sentences into indirect sentences.

 1.  'said to' is changed with 'told'.

 2.  'Let' is changed with 'Might'.

 3. The word 'That' is used to join both parts of the sentence. 

Example

• She said to me," Let me achieve my goal."
• They told me that she might achieve her goal.
• She said to me," Let her deceive others
• She told me that she might deceive others.

Rule no 3

If the meaning of 'let sentence is' acceptance and order in let sentences, then the following changes have taken place while changing the direct sentences into indirect sentences.

 1.  'said to' is changed with' requested' and 'order'.

 2.  'Let' is change with allow.

 3. The preposition 'to' is used to join the two parts of the sentence.

Examples

• The judge said to the PA," Let the victim comes in."
• The judge ordered the PA to let the victim come in.
• The workers said to the manager," Let us do some favor to support us."
• The worker requested the manager to let them do some favor to support them.

Changes in pronouns

First of all, we need to know about the kinds of persons in order to understand direct and indirect speech.

1st Person

Subjective            Possessive           Objective

[ I ]                       [ My ]                 [ Me]

[We]                   [ Our ]                 [ Us]

2nd Person

Subjective           Possessive        Objective

[ You ]                 [Your]                     [ You]

3rd Person

Subjective            Possessive           Objective

[ He ]                    [ His ]                  [ Him]

[ She ]                   [ Her ]                  [ Her]

[ They ]                 [Their ]                [ Them]

[ It ]                       [Its ]                     [ It ]

Changes in Persons

1st person of reported speech is changed according to the subject of reporting speech
2nd person of reported speech is changed according to the object of reporting speech.
3rd person of the reported speech never changed.

In order to understand we can explain this point in this way.

Reporting Speech                        Reported Speech

Subject                    -------------   1st Person
Object                    --------------    2nd Person
Never changed       --------------     3rd Person

In order to comprehend this point. we can remember this formula for changing pronouns.

Reporting Speech               Reported Speech
SON                --------------               - " 123 "
S = 1
O = 2
N = 3

1--- Stand for 1st Person of Reported speech
2---- Stand for the Second Person of the Reported speech
3---- Stand for 3rd person of the Reported speech
S---- Stand for Subject of Reporting Speech
O--- Stand for Object of Reporting Speech
N--- Stand for Never of Reporting speech

If we explain this formula we can say that
1st person of Reported speech changed according to Subject of Reporting Speech
2nd person of the Reported speech changed according to the Object of Reporting Speech
3rd Person of the Reported speech never changed

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