Question

From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect speech. "Please don't go away", she said.

• A. She said to please her and not go away.
• B. She told me to go away.
• C. She begged me not to go away.
• D. She begged that I not go away.

Hint:

When converting direct speech to indirect speech, pay attention to changes in verb tense and pronouns, as well as the use of verbs like "begged" or "asked" when the sentence expresses a plea or request.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

A polite request starting with "Please" is reported using "begged" or "requested", keeping the negative if the original sentence has one.
"She said to please her and not go away" misreads "please" as a verb, and "She told me to go away" drops the negation and reverses the meaning. "She begged that I not go away" keeps the meaning but uses an unnatural subjunctive form.
The standard reported-speech pattern for a negative request is "begged/asked + object + not to + verb", giving "She begged me not to go away".
So, the correct answer is She begged me not to go away.

Answer 2

Reported speech questions like this are often solved fastest by eliminating the option that changes meaning first, then choosing between what remains by naturalness of construction:

1. She said to please her and not go away: Eliminated on meaning, "please" here is the politeness marker in the original sentence, not an instruction to please someone.
2. She told me to go away: Eliminated on meaning, this reverses the sense of the sentence entirely, from a plea to stay into an order to leave.
3. She begged that I not go away: Retains the correct meaning, but its "that"-clause with subjunctive "not go away" is stiff and formal rather than the everyday reported-speech form.
4. She begged me not to go away: Retains the correct meaning and uses the natural "begged + object + not to + verb" pattern that is the standard transformation for such requests.

Two options fail on meaning right away, and between the two that preserve meaning, the infinitive construction is the natural, standard one.

Therefore, the correct answer is She begged me not to go away.