Put the following into indirect speech
I. Statements
1. “Nothing grows in my garden. It never gets any sun,” she said.
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2. I’m going away tomorrow, mother” he said.
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3. “It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday,” I remarked.
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4. “I’ll come with you as soon as I’m ready,” she replied.
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5. “If you saw my father, you’d recognize him at once. He is the most extraordinary-
looking man,” she said to me.
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II. Questions
1. “How can I run in high-heeled shoes?” she enquired.
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2. “What was she wearing when you last saw her?” the policeman asked me.
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3. “Have you done this sort of work before?” said his employer.
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4. Is a return ticket cheaper than two singles?” said my aunt.
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5. “Who left the banana skin on the front doorstep?” said my mother.
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III. Imperatives
1. “Don’t believe everything you hear,” he warned me.
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2. “Please fill in this form” the secretary said.
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3. “ Don’t touch that switch, Mary,” I said.
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4. “Please do as I say,” he begged me.
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5. “Remember to write to your mother,” I said to them.
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Put the following into indirect speech
I. Statements
1. “Nothing grows in my garden. It never gets any sun,” she said.
............................................She said nothing grew in her garden because it never got any sun .................................................................................................
2. I’m going away tomorrow, mother” he said.
.................................He told his mother he was going away the day after............................................................................................................
3. “It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday,” I remarked.
...........................................I remarked that it wasn't so foggy that day as it had been the day before..................................................................................................
4. “I’ll come with you as soon as I’m ready,” she replied.
....................................She replied she would come with me as soon as she was ready.........................................................................................................
5. “If you saw my father, you’d recognize him at once. He is the most extraordinary-
looking man,” she said to me.
...................................She said to me that if she had seen her father, she would recognize him at once because he was the most extraordinary-looking man..........................................................................................................
II. Questions
1. “How can I run in high-heeled shoes?” she enquired.
...............................She enquired how she could run in high-heeled shoes ..............................................................................................................
2. “What was she wearing when you last saw her?” the policeman asked me.
...........The policeman asked me what she had been wearing when I had last seen her....................................................................................................................................
3. “Have you done this sort of work before?” said his employer.
.............................His employer asked if he had done that sort of work before ..................................................................................................................
4. Is a return ticket cheaper than two singles?” said my aunt.
...........................................My aunt asked if it was a return ticket cheaper than two singles....................................................................................................
5. “Who left the banana skin on the front doorstep?” said my mother.
......................................My mother asked who had left the banana skin on the front doorstep.........................................................................................................
III. Imperatives
1. “Don’t believe everything you hear,” he warned me.
...............................He warned me not to believe everything I heard..............................................................................................................
2. “Please fill in this form” the secretary said.
..........................The secretary told me to fill in that form...................................................................................................................
3. “ Don’t touch that switch, Mary,” I said.
................................I warned Mary not to touch that switch............................................................................................................
4. “Please do as I say,” he begged me.
........................................He begged me to do as he said.....................................................................................................
5. “Remember to write to your mother,” I said to them.
....................................I reminded them to write to their mother..........................................................................................................
Put the following into indirect speech
I. Statements
1. “Nothing grows in my garden. It never gets any sun,” she said.
........She said nothing grew in her garden because it never got any sun.....................................................................................................................................
2. I’m going away tomorrow, mother” he said.
...She told her mother she was going away the day after.........................................................................................................................................
3. “It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday,” I remarked.
...I remarked that it wasn't so foggy that day as it had been the day before..........................................................................................................................................
4. “I’ll come with you as soon as I’m ready,” she replied.
..............She replied that she would come with me as soon as she was ready...............................................................................................................................
5. “If you saw my father, you’d recognize him at once. He is the most extraordinary-
looking man,” she said to me.
..............She told me if I saw her father, I would recognize him at once because h was the most extraordinary-looking man...............................................................................................................................
II. Questions
1. “How can I run in high-heeled shoes?” she enquired.
......She enquired how she could run in high-heeled shoes.......................................................................................................................................
2. “What was she wearing when you last saw her?” the policeman asked me.
..........The policeman asked me what she had been wearing when I last had seen her.....................................................................................................................................
3. “Have you done this sort of work before?” said his employer.
............His employed asked if he had done that sort of work before...................................................................................................................................
4. Is a return ticket cheaper than two singles?” said my aunt.
.......My aunt asked if a return ticket was cheaper than two singles........................................................................................................................................
5. “Who left the banana skin on the front doorstep?” said my mother.
........My mother asked who had left the banana skin on the front doorstep.......................................................................................................................................
III. Imperatives
1. “Don’t believe everything you hear,” he warned me.
............He warned me not to believe everything i heard.................................................................................................................................
2. “Please fill in this form” the secretary said.
..........The secretary asked me to fill in that form...................................................................................................................................
3. “ Don’t touch that switch, Mary,” I said.
...............I told Mary not to touch that switch..............................................................................................................................
4. “Please do as I say,” he begged me.
.........He begged me to do as he said ....................................................................................................................................
5. “Remember to write to your mother,” I said to them.
........I told them to remember to write to their mother......................................................................................................................................