In this question on Direct and Indirect Speech, change the request sentence ""Please do not leave me alone here"", the kid told her mother, into its correct Indirect Speech form.

Introduction / Context:
This question focuses on changing an imperative or request sentence from Direct Speech to Indirect Speech. The direct sentence is: "Please do not leave me alone here", the kid told her mother. You must understand how to report requests, how to handle the word please, how to convert the verb into an infinitive form, and how to change place adverbs such as here into their indirect equivalents.

Given Data / Assumptions:

- Speaker: the kid. - Listener: her mother. - Direct speech: Please do not leave me alone here. - Reporting clause: the kid told her mother. - The word please indicates a polite request.

Concept / Approach:
When we report requests or commands, we use verbs like asked, requested or begged, followed by an object and an infinitive form of the verb. The word please is not repeated in indirect speech but is usually shown by choosing an appropriate reporting verb such as begged. Negative commands or requests use not to plus the base verb. We also need to change deictic words like here and now to there and then, because the viewpoint shifts from the original speaking situation to a later reporting situation.

Step-by-Step Solution:

Verification / Alternative check:
To verify, imagine the indirect sentence being converted back to direct speech. From The kid begged her mother not to leave her alone there, we return to the imperative form, add please as a sign of politeness, change her to me and there to here, and reinstate quotation marks: "Please do not leave me alone here", the kid told her mother. This matches the original direct sentence, so the reported form is correct.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Option B uses the present tense begs instead of the past tense begged, which does not match the original reporting verb. Option C keeps the place word here instead of changing it to there, which is incorrect in normal reported speech. Option D is wrong both in tense and in the use of here. Option E changes the structure and uses does not leave, which is not the standard infinitive structure for reporting an imperative. Only option A accurately reflects the meaning, tense and deictic changes required in indirect speech.

Common Pitfalls:
Common mistakes include leaving the word please in the reported clause or forgetting to use an appropriate reporting verb such as requested or begged. Learners also often keep here unchanged, which makes the sentence sound as if it is still being spoken in the original location. Another frequent error is to report negative imperatives without the not to construction. Always remember that in indirect speech, an imperative is changed into to plus verb or not to plus verb, and deictic words are adjusted according to the new point of reference.

Final Answer:
The correct indirect speech sentence is The kid begged her mother not to leave her alone there.