The document provides examples of reported speech, where direct quotes are changed to indirect quotes. It shows the original direct quote, followed by rewriting it into an indirect quote using verbs like "told", "asked", "said", and "ordered". The indirect quotes provide the same essential information as the direct quotes but are rewritten into a grammatically correct reported statement rather than a direct quote.
The document provides examples of reported speech, where direct quotes are changed to indirect quotes. It shows the original direct quote, followed by rewriting it into an indirect quote using verbs like "told", "asked", "said", and "ordered". The indirect quotes provide the same essential information as the direct quotes but are rewritten into a grammatically correct reported statement rather than a direct quote.
The document provides examples of reported speech, where direct quotes are changed to indirect quotes. It shows the original direct quote, followed by rewriting it into an indirect quote using verbs like "told", "asked", "said", and "ordered". The indirect quotes provide the same essential information as the direct quotes but are rewritten into a grammatically correct reported statement rather than a direct quote.
The teacher told Karen _______________. 2. Geraldine said, “Don’t shout!” Geraldine told us _______________. 3. Jerry asked me, “Did you see that car over there?” Jerry asked me _______________ over there . 4. Bobby wanted to know, “Will you be at the party next Saturday”? Bobby wanted to _______________. 5. The doctor said, “You must stay in bed .” The doctor ordered me _______________. 6. Mr Jackson advised me, “I would not go there because it is dangerous!” My Jackson advised me _______________ because it _______________ dangerous. 7. The scientist said, “Atoms are the smallest elements.” The scientist said that atoms _______________. 8. My grandmother said, “When I was young, there were no cell phones” My grandmother said that _______________ there_______________ no cell phones . 9. My coach said, “I won’t be able to be at the next game” My coach said, _______________. 10. Tammy asked, “Where did you meet John?” Tammy asked, _______________. 11. Sarah stated, “I didn’t go to class yesterday.” Sarah stated, _______________. 12. Mark commented, “I haven’t seen Betty for weeks”. Mark commented _______________. 13. Sammy said, “Marty didn’t get married last week.” Sammy said _______________. 14. Pedro said, “I haven’t won the lottery”. Pedro said _______________.