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Reportedindirect Speech Exercise

This document provides examples of changing direct speech to reported speech. Direct speech uses quotation marks to report the exact words spoken, while reported speech does not use quotation marks and normally changes pronouns, adverbs of time, and other elements to reflect that the speech is being reported rather than occurring in the present. The document gives 8 examples of direct speech and the corresponding reported speech, such as changing "I play tennis every Saturday" to "Jane said she played tennis every Saturday."

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Reportedindirect Speech Exercise

This document provides examples of changing direct speech to reported speech. Direct speech uses quotation marks to report the exact words spoken, while reported speech does not use quotation marks and normally changes pronouns, adverbs of time, and other elements to reflect that the speech is being reported rather than occurring in the present. The document gives 8 examples of direct speech and the corresponding reported speech, such as changing "I play tennis every Saturday" to "Jane said she played tennis every Saturday."

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Sanjeev Chaudhary
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Change the following sentences from direct speech to reported speech

:
Example :
Direct Speech: Jane : "I play tennis every Saturday."
Reported Speech : Jane said she played tennis every Saturday.

1.
on."

Direct speech :

David : "There is an excellent band playing later

Reported Speech : David said ...

2.

Direct speech :
Christine : "I saw Amy at the bank on Monday."
Reported Speech : Christine said ...

3. Direct speech :
The driver : "I'm going to turn right at the traffic
lights."
Reported Speech : The driver said ...

4. Direct speech :
Jonathan: "I've returned the dictionary to the
library".
Reported Speech : Jonathan said ..

5. Direct speech :
The doctor : "I'll send you the results as soon as
they arrive."
Reported Speech : The doctor said ...

6. Direct speech :
Saturday?"
Reported Speech :

Caroline : "Will you come to my party on

7. Direct speech :
special?"
Reported Speech :

Shop assistant: "Are you looking for something

8. Direct speech :
think it will help.
Reported Speech :

Jack : "I'll lend you my grammar book if you

Caroline ...

The shop assistant ...

Jack said ...

Change the following sentences from direct speech to reported speech


:
Example :
Direct Speech: Jane : "I play tennis every Saturday."
Reported Speech : Jane said she played tennis every Saturday.

1.
on."

Direct speech :

David : "There is an excellent band playing later

Reported Speech : David said there was an excellent bank playing


later on.

2.

Direct speech :
Christine : "I saw Amy at the bank on Monday."
Reported Speech : Christine said she had seen Amy at the bank
on Monday.

3. Direct speech :
The driver : "I'm going to turn right at the traffic
lights."
Reported Speech : The driver said he was going to turn right at
the traffic lights.

4. Direct speech :
Jonathan: "I've returned the dictionary to the
library".
Reported Speech : Jonathan said he had returned the dictionary
to the library.

5. Direct speech :
The doctor : "I'll send you the results as soon as
they arrive."
Reported Speech : The doctor said he would send me/us the
results
as soon as they arrived.

6. Direct speech :
Saturday?"
Reported Speech :
party on Saturday.

Caroline : "Will you come to my party on


Caroline asked (me) if I would come to her

7. Direct speech :
special?"
Reported Speech :
something special.

Shop assistant: "Are you looking for something

8. Direct speech :
think it will help.
Reported Speech :
book

Jack : "I'll lend you my grammar book if you

The shop assistant asked if I was looking for

Jack said he would lend me his grammar


if I thought it would help.

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