Reported Speech XII
"If Pete came to school today, I should be surprised."
She said _______
She said that if Pete came to school on that day she would be surprised.
It's impossible that Margaret could have carried such a heavy stone here.
A stone ______
1. A stone that heavy couldn't have been carried here by Margaret.
2. A stone as heavy as that would have been impossible for Margaret to carry here.
There wasn't anybody in the house.
There was _______
There was nobody in the house.
I met Mary just as I left the house.
I had hardly _____
1. I had hardly left the house before I met Mary.
2. I had hardly left the house when I met Mary
The wood split in the dry air.
The dry air __________
The dry air split the wood.
"Shall I give you anything to drink?"
My sister ______
1. My sister asked me if she should give me anything to drink.
2. My sister offered me a drink.
Queen Elizabeth considered Shakespeare a genius.
Shakespeare __________
Shakespeare was considered a genius (by Queen Elizabeth).
They helped Mary with her housework, which was nice of them.
It was ________
It was nice of them to help Mary with her housework.
I haven't been to the opera since 1985!
I haven't _____
I haven't been to the opera for ... years.
After twenty years in prison at last he was free.
After twenty years in prison at last he was at ______
After twenty years in prison at last he was at liberty.
"What is the weather like today?"
He inquired _______
He inquired what the weather was like on that day.
I find eating with chopsticks difficult.
I am ______
1. I am hopeless at eating with chopsticks.
2. I am not used/accustomed to eating with chopsticks.
There were so few people present that I had to cancel the concert.
The audience _____
The audience was so small that I had to cancel the concert.
She entered the room and saw a man on the floor.
When _______
When she entered the room, she saw a man on the floor.
Bananas are more expensive than apples.
Apples _______
1. Apples are cheaper than bananas.
2. Apples are not as expensive as bananas.
"Don't you like cats?"
He asked ______
He asked me if I liked cats.
They all had a good time.
A good ______
A good time was had by all (of them).
I love the days on which you visit us.
I love the days ______
I love the days (when) you visit us.
I caught the flu as soon as I had recovered from measles.
I had hardly _____
I had hardly recovered from measles when/before I caught the flu.
He doesn't want to stay at home tonight.
He doesn't fancy ______
1. He doesn't fancy staying at home tonight.
2. He doesn't fancy staying in tonight.
"What is her sister's name?"
I want to know ______
I want to know what her sister's name is.
They thought at first that Peter had drowned.
Peter ___________
Peter was at first thought to have drowned.
There's a funny smell in your room.
You room _______
Your room smells funny.
How are they travelling?
By ______
By what means are they travelling?
I spent a month studying for my exam.
It _______
It took a month to study for my exam.