Read the conversation between Suresh and a shopkeeper, and complete the indirect speech sentence below: Suresh: "Do you have fresh apples?" Shopkeeper: "Yes, I brought fresh apples from Himachal yesterday." Suresh: "Please give me two kilograms of these apples." Suresh asked the shopkeeper if he had fresh apples. The shopkeeper replied positively, stating that he had brought fresh apples from Himachal the previous day. Then Suresh requested the shopkeeper ________.

Step-by-step solution

1. Identify the direct speech sentence to complete: Suresh's line is "Please give me two kilograms of these apples."
2. Recognize that 'Please' signals a polite request (imperative mood).
3. Notice that the prompt already provides the reporting verb phrase: 'Suresh requested the shopkeeper'.
4. Convert the imperative verb 'give' to its infinitive form 'to give'.
5. Change personal pronoun 'me' to third-person singular 'him' (referring to Suresh).
6. Change demonstrative pronoun 'these' to 'those'.

Concept tested: Dialogue completion in reported speech

Published 27 August 2026 · How this solution was prepared and checked

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