EX: Put into the reported speech.
1. Tom said: “I want to buy a pocket calculator for my father.”
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2. She said; “I once spent a summer in this village.”
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3. The nurse said: “The patient in this room didn‟t obey your orders, doctor.”
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4. They said to me : “You taught us English last year.”
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5. Mr. Brown said : “Our trip cost us two thousand dollars.”
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6. He said to her : “ I can‟t find my hat anywhere in this room.”
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7. My father said to them : “My secretary is going to finish this job.”
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8. They said : “We can‟t meet you here either today or tomorrow.
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9. My mother said : “I think it won‟t rain tomorrow.”
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10. He said: “Your car has been stolen, John.”
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11. They said : “The river is rising early this year.”
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12. He said : “I‟ll expect her to come soon.”
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13. Our teacher said : “World War II broke out in 1939.”
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14. The students said : “We‟ll be sitting for our next exam next Monday.”
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15. He said : “I‟m going to finish this work.” .............................................................................................................
EX: Put into the reported speech.
1. Tom said: “I want to buy a pocket calculator for my father.”
-> Tom said that he wanted to buy a pocket calculator for his father.
2. She said; “I once spent a summer in this village.”
-> She said that she had once spent a summer in that village.
3. The nurse said: “The patient in this room didn‟t obey your orders, doctor.”
-> The nurse told doctor the patient in that room hadn't obeyed his orders.
4. They said to me : “You taught us English last year.”
-> They told me to teach them English the previous year.
5. Mr. Brown said : “Our trip cost us two thousand dollars.”
-> Mr. Brown said their trip costed their two thousand dollars.
6. He said to her : “ I can‟t find my hat anywhere in this room.”
-> He told her not to find his hat anywhere in that room.
7. My father said to them : “My secretary is going to finish this job.”
-> My father told them his secretary was going to finish that job.
8. They said : “We can‟t meet you here either today or tomorrow.
-> They told me they couldn't meet me there either today or the following day.
9. My mother said : “I think it won‟t rain tomorrow.”
-> My mother said she thought it wouldn't rain the following day.
10. He said: “Your car has been stolen, John.”
-> He told John his car had been stolen.
11. They said : “The river is rising early this year.”
-> They said the river was rising earlt that year.
12. He said : “I‟ll expect her to come soon.”
-> He said he would expect her to come soon.
13. Our teacher said : “World War II broke out in 1939.”
-> Our teacher said World War II had broken out in 1939.
14. The students said : “We‟ll be sitting for our next exam next Monday.”
-> The students said they would be sitting for our the next exam the next Monday.
15. He said : “I‟m going to finish this work.”
-> He said that he was going to finish that work.