Ex.5. Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech. 1. Jack told his father, "I hope to pass the examination". 2. Henry said to me, "The teacher is listening to us". 3. Bob said to Tom, "I made no mistakes in the last dictation". 4. I told the policeman, "I saw the thief in the garden". 5. He said, "I have not read many English books". 6. Jack's father said to him, "You have not cleaned your shoes". 7. Mary said, "I do not want to wear my old dress". 8. My mother said to me, "I feel very tired and I have a headache".
Ex. 6.Choose the correct word from those in brackets 1. My grandmother always ... me about her childhood.(says/ tells) 2. “Don’t do that! ” she ... them. (said/told) 3. Did she ... you where she had put my books? (say/tell) 4. When I was introduced to 6the actor he ... a few words about to me. (said/ told) 5. That little boy is very bad. He ... a lot of lies.( says/tells)6. She ... to me she didn’t know what to do. (said/told) 7. He often ... things like that. (says/tells)
Ex. 7. Change the following sentences into Direct Speech. 1. My sister said that she had not got a watch. 2. The teacher told his students that he was pleased with their work. 3. I told him that I had not seen his brother for a long time. 4. I told my mother that Henry was studying medicine at the university. 5. She told the grocer that he did not want any sugar. 6. We told the teacher that we did not understand his questions. 7. I told the taxi - driver that he was driving too fast. 8. He said that her children were playing in the garden.
Ex. 8. Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech. 1. Mary said to her brother, "Take the letter to the Post Office, please". 2. The teacher said to Tom, "Collect the exercise-books and put them on my table". 3. The old man said to the little girl, "Do not run across the street". 4. The teacher said to the pupils, "Learn the poem by heart". 5. I said to my friend, "Meet me outside the cinema at 6 o' clock". 6. The teacher asked Tom, "Do you come to school by bus or on foot?". 7. A man stopped me in the street and asked, "Have you got a watch?". 8. The teacher asked us, "Do you understand the question?".
