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Reporting StatementsSet 59

1She said, "I am reading a book." Change into reported speech:

2Mother said, "Gaurav, you will be eligible for voting when you are 18."

3Is this an indirect or direct quote: My mom says that we should probably get going.

4He announced that he would marry next month.

5Nicky thought she'D BE late for the meeting so she took a taxi from the station.

6Select the best answer.Sue: Why did Ellen drop out of her computer course?Tom: She .....

7Convert the following direct speech into indirect speech. The woman said, "Had I known the truth, I would have helped him."

8The source is .....

9Convert the direct speech 'We are going to the beach' to reported speech.

10Choose the sentence that contains a direct quotation.

11Jackson: "I get impatient when the teacher doesn't tell us the answer."

12Identify the following sentence as direct speech: "Let's study together!" invited Rina.

13Identifyif the sentence is written in Direct Speech or written in Indirect/Reported Speech.My mother asked me to help her carry that.

14Which of the following indirect sentences is correctly constructed?

15What did Annemarie's mother say to the voice outside the door?

16Which of the following best defines Direct Speech?

17Doctor: "When did the pain start?' Claire: " ..... "

18What did the tutor say slavery did to men?

19Your friend helps you study for a final exam. You finally pass that exam and you want to thank to him/her. You say "I am so glad that I have a friend like you. I would not have passed it but for you." Direct or indirect?

20What is the reason why Peter was not be able to go to the party

21When Lucy said, 'I am hungry,' how would you report it?

22Why didn't you stay away from the building?

23What surprised John most about the flight?

24Diana: " ....., Dad. I forget to feed Katty."Mr. Peter: "How could you forget? Oh, Okay. Never mind. But next time don forget it."Why does Diana apologize to Mr. Peter?Because .....

25Indirect:Tom said that he forgot my birthday.Direct:

26Convert the following direct speech into indirect speech: She said, "I am writing a letter."

27"I can't speak perfect English" he said. What is the indirect speech of this sentence?

28"Mang Cesar visited the coffee plantation," Selmo said.

29Leo claimed, "I have followed the rules and I should not be imprisoned."

30Change into INDIRECT SPEECH 'I studied music for five years.'Alex said that .....

31A. Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of your answer on the given choice s.Restating someone's words or the words of the speaker is reported.

32What type of speech reports what a person has said

33Indirect speech acts rely heavily on:

34What answer the direct or indirect speech?

35Rama: What do you think of my "honey roasted chicken" ?Nava: ..... with the dishes you served me.

36The police officer said,'the accident took palce at dawn.'

37When I was a child, as we were having dinner, my grandmother always used to say, " ..... "

38Change to indirect speech: She said, 'I would like some ice cream.'

39Turn Indirect speech to direct speech"Alex said that his parents were very well."

40What do we need to change in reported speech to reflect the speaker's perspective?

41She didn't recognize me, so she walked past me.

42What arrived in the post?

43He said that he didn't know why he didn't think of it before. Direct or Indirect?

44Change into direct speech:Vera informed us that her cat was dead that day.

45Mia says ..... never use a guidebook again.

46Identify the direct speech: 'I love reading books,' he mentioned.

47Convert this into direct speech.She said she could swim.

48Choose the correct reported speech sentence. Direct: "I will see you tomorrow," he said.

49Hermes and Athena told Perseus that they would give him divine gifts. ]

50'I think you should go home as you're not very well,' said the nurse to the student.

51Hamilton believed that using bonds to repay Revolutionary war would .....

52Direct: "We watched a movie yesterday." $\rightarrow$ Reported:

53Carla said he ..... paid you the money.

54Which of these is not usually found in a report?

55What advice does Karen give to young photographers?

56Identify the direct speech in the following sentence: 'I am going to the park,' he said.

57Does not have to be within quotes. In fact, unless one is relaying the exact words spoken. No quotation marks

58"I wouldn't go to South America if I were you," Betty claimed.

59A:What is the best restaurant in the world?B:(a) Noma. It's won lots of awards for its food.

60Jatin said, "I am going to college."

61How do you report the following sentence She doesn't eat any kind of meat.