Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines two sentences in the following question.

 “Can you speak more slowly? I can't understand.”, he said to me.

A. He asked me to speak more slowly and he couldn't understand.

B. He asked me to speak more slowly. He can't understand.

C. He asked me to speak more slowly because he couldn't understand.

D. He asked me to speak more slowly but he couldn't understand.

Đáp án đúng: C

Câu tường thuật của câu mệnh lệnh/ yêu cầu: S + told/ asked + O + to V….

Dịch nghĩa: “Bạn có thể nói chậm hơn không? Tôi không thể hiểu được.”, anh ấy nói với tôi. = Anh ấy yêu cầu tôi nói chậm hơn vì anh ấy không thể hiểu được.