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Reporting StatementsSet 28

1This is a ..... of what he said, not a direct quote.

2Indirect reports of statements consist of a reporting clause and a that-clause. Can we omit that?

3As I didn't know it was your birthday, I didn't buy you a present.-I didn't know it was your birthday so .....

4Rewrite it as a direct question: She told you she would go to the dance with you?

5Correct answer. Nobody heard her ..... English.

6Rafi: Why do you stay at home? Don't you go to the office today?Fajar: ..... Rafi: That's terrible!

7Change to reported speech: She said, "My young brother wants to be a teacher."

8Experts believe that landslides were caused by recent floods

9What is the indirect speech for: 'I love reading,' he said.

10Change the sentence to indirect speech: He said, "I don't like chocolate."

11Which sentences is a correct reported speech?'I'm too busy to go out.'

12What event did John supposedly attend according to Richard?

13Choose the correct transformation into reported speech: Direct: "I am feeling sick," she said.

14"Ayah berkata bahwa saya harus belajar." In Indonesian, this is classified as a

15Convert to indirect speech: She said, "My mother is coming today."

16Lucy avoids using her phone on public transport because she doesn't want people seeing her screen.

17Convert the following indirect speech into direct speech. The boy told his friend that he had found a rare coin.

18Indirect speech of the given direct speech[ Steve said " I am very happy today. "

19Which sentence below contains dialogue?Alia came over on Saturday night. Georgia was so excited. When they were getting ready to leave, Alia asked her mom if she could stay the night. Her mom said, "Sure, as long as your aunt is okay with it."

20You say, " I am listening to music" (Change into indirect speech)

21Say whether the sentences are in direct speech or indirect speech.Rahul asked me if I had seen the cricket match on TV the previous night.

22Rama told his wife, he would not mind standing and eat the dinner.

23I heard Kaylee and Bella in the band room. The girls were practicing.

24"He said, 'I am eating lunch.'" Convert to reported speech:

25Reason given by assistant: What did the assistant blame for the problem with the blouse?

26"I feel excited" She said. Which is the correct indirect speech?

27Vanshika said that she could do that sum easily.-identify the speech.

28It is said ..... the party together.

29John said, "I am going to the market."

30Grammar-Reported Speech.Choose the correct answer for the reported speech.Direct Speech: I'm sleeping.

31What does Omar say is "pointless"?

32Change from Direct to indirect speech-The teacher says,"The earth is like an orange."

33They say that the doctor has made a serious mistake.

34I think that someone built the house in 1814.

35Convert the direct speech 'The manager said, 'The project is due next month" to indirect speech.

36Change into Reported speech.He said," I am busy."

37"Rebecca": What else does the doctor reveal?

38Mel asked, "Who is your favourite artist?"

39'He said, 'I had finished my lunch before they arrived." into indirect speech.

40Change the given statement into indirect speech. (2 Marks)He said, "I will ring her."

41Why didn't it ring?

42..... she said was very touching.

43Each sentence has one mistake. Find and correct it.9. She told me don't be late. $\rightarrow$ .....

44Jordan's parents said Alex's parents were nice and they told them how much Jordan liked him, but Jordan discovered that Alex was absent from school the next day.

45Choose the correct reported sentence.Peter: "I've already made up my mind about buying this TV"

46Daniel replied that he would give him half an hour.

47Choose the most appropriate response to the remark: "What did the meeting discuss? I didn't attend it because of traffic jam." - " ..... "

48She said, "I am going to Melbourne tomorrow."

49Ing and to .....: I'd rather ..... anyone what I said.

50Ellie's fan: "She will always be my idol" .

51Direct and indirect speech acts are 2 types of speech acts which are distinguished based on structure.

52This involves using other words to reflect what the speaker has said

53John: "I am so tired of this job"John said that .....

54I don't know ..... how many children he has

55They told me the truth even if it was painful

56"I can't swim!" shouted Mrs. Ehrick. Direct or Indirect?

57The early men, as we know, were hunters. They had to kill or be killed for there were savage animals all around them.From the sentence we know that .....

58Choose the best reported speech: He said, "I am going out now."

59Convert the following direct speech to indirect: 'They said, 'We are leaving now.'

60"The smoke will keep the mosquitoes away," Mang Cesar replied.

61It is rumoured ..... her.