Choose the correct option :

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Accepted Answer

Option 4, "He asked his servant not to spoil the carpet," is the correct answer because it follows the standard grammatical structure for making a negative request or giving a negative instruction to someone through an intermediary.

Here's why Option 4 is correct:

*   **Correct Use of "not to":** The phrase "not to spoil" correctly expresses the negative infinitive. When asking someone *not* to do something, the "not" precedes the "to" of the infinitive.

Here's why the other options are incorrect:

*   **Option 1: "He asked his servant to not to spoil the carpet."** This option is incorrect because it uses "to not to," which is grammatically redundant and awkward. The correct placement of "not" is before the "to" in the infinitive.

*   **Option 2: "He asked to his servant not spoil the carpet."** This option is incorrect because it's missing the "to" before "spoil" and incorrectly places "to" after "asked." The structure "asked to his servant" is not standard English usage in this context. The infinitive "to spoil" is also missing.

*   **Option 3: "He asked his servant do not spoil the carpet."** This option is incorrect because it uses the bare infinitive "do not spoil" after "asked his servant." The correct construction requires the infinitive form "not to spoil." The phrase "do not spoil" is more appropriate for a direct command, not a request conveyed through someone else.