reported speech to direct
reported question
reported command/request
reported statement
100

SHE SAID THAT THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE WAITING AT THE BUS STOP.

"THERE ARE THREE PEOPLE WAITING AT THE BUS STOP", SHE SAID.

100

''IS BOB COMING TO THE PARTY?'' HE SAID.


HE ASKED IF BOB WAS COMING TO THE PARTY.

100

'''CLOSE THE WINDOW!'' SHE SAID TO ME.

SHE TOLD ME TO CLOSE THE WINDOW.

100


'I LIKE PLAYING FOOTBALL, '' HE SAID.

HE SAID (THAT) HE LIKED PLAYING FOOTBALL.

200

MY FRIENDS SAID THAT THEY HAD BEEN SHOPPING THAT AFTERNOON.

"WE HAVE BEEN SHOPPING THIS AFTERNOON", MY FRIENDS SAID.

200

'HOW OLD IS GEORGE?'' SHE SAID

SHE ASKED HOW OLD GEORGE WAS.

200

''DON'T EAT THIS!'' HE SAID.

HE TOLD ME NOT TO EAT THAT.

200

''I'M DOING MY HOMEWORK,'' SHE SAID.

SHE SAID (THAT) SHE WAS DOING HER HOMEWORK.

300

SHE SAID THAT HER FATHER MUST TRAVEL A LOT BECAUSE HE IS A SALESMAN.

"MY FATHER MUST TRAVEL A LOT BECAUSE HE'S A SALESMAN", SHE SAID.

300

''WHEN IS MARIA'S BIRTHDAY?'' HE SAID.

HE ASKED WHEN MARIA'S BIRTHDAY WAS.

300

''PLEASE DO YOUR HOMEWORK!'' HE SAID.

HE ASKED ME TO DO MY HOMEWORK.

300

WE BAKED A CAKE,'' SHE SAID

SHE SAID (THAT) THEY HAD BAKED A CAKE

400

HIS TEACHER TOLD HIM TO DO HIS HOMEWORK ON TIME IF HE WANTED TO GET A GOOD GRADE.

"DO YOUR HOMEWORK ON TIME IF YOU WANT TO GET A GOOD GRADE", HIS TEACHER SAID.

400

''IS JOHN COOKING?'' SHE SAID.

SHE ASKED WHETHER/IF JOHN WAS COOKING.

400

PLEASE OPEN YOUR BOOK!'' TEACHER SAID

TEACHER ASKED ME TO OPEN MY BOOK.

400

''I CAN'T EAT SALAD'', SHE SAID.

SHE SAID (THAT) SHE COULDN'T EAT SALAD.

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