Complete the stressed-out movie director's diary entry about today's disastrous filming session by dragging the correct options into the gaps.

I explicitly told the lead actor to stand on the red X painted on the floor. I also begged the background extras not to look directly into the camera, but they did it anyway!

I explicitly told the lead actor to stand on the red X painted on the floor.

To report a positive command or request, we use a reporting verb (like told, asked, or ordered) + object + the to-infinitive (to stand).

I also begged the background extras not to look directly into the camera, but they did it anyway!

To report a negative command ("Don't look!"), we place not immediately before the to-infinitive (not to look).