DIRECT TO REPORTED SPEECH

‘Can Africa be saved?’, the journalist asked.

The journalist asked if/whether Africa could be saved.

The doctor said to the old lady: ‘I will not operate on you’.

The doctor said to/told the old lady that he would not operate on her.

The doctor said: ‘Don’t take another pill until tomorrow’.

The doctor told/advised me/him/her not to take another pill until the following day.

The journalist asked: ‘Do you think scientists will decipher the mental map?’

The journalist asked/wanted to know if/whether scientists would decipher the mental map.

Betty asked me: ‘When did you arrive?’

Betty asked me when I had arrived.

The man asked me: ‘How can I get to the airport?’

The man asked me how to get to the airport / how he could get to the airport.

REPORTED TO DIRECT SPEECH

The teacher told us not to mock our classmates.

“Don’t mock your classmates!”, the teacher told us.

Tony asked Sandra how old her brother was.

“How old is your brother?” Tony asked Sandra. / Tony asked Sandra: “How old is your bother?”

Tom asked her to give him another chance.

“Please, give me another chance”, Tom told her/ Tom said to her / Tom asked her.

“Can you give me another chance, please?” Tom asked her.

The customs officer asked Jake if his visit would take long.

“Will your visit take long?” the customs officer asked Jake.