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                                    15  Mohammad Mahfooz Hussain(iii) Suggested(iv) Proposed(v) Ordered(vi) Forbade(vii) Warned(II) After reporting verb, start with full infinitive (to + v1).Direct: The old man said to the girl, %u201cPlease help me.%u201dIndirect: The old man requested the girl to help him.Reporting Speech for %u201cLet%u2019s%u201d:Rules:1. Let%u2019s = Let us = We/ They.2. Sentences with %u201cLet%u2019s%u201d are used to suggest or propose something(Idea) so use reporting verb %u201cSuggest%u201d or %u201cPropose%u201d.3. %u201cShould%u201d is a modal verb that suggests strong suggestion/ proposal hence it is a better choice to use in the reporting clause.Example:Direct IndirectI said, %u201cLet%u2019s play chess.%u201dI suggested that we should play chess.We said, %u201cLet%u2019s find him.%u201dWe suggested that we should find him.Sehrish said, %u201cLet%u2019s go.%u201dSehrish proposed that we/theyshould go.
                                
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