Direct Speech
"I am reading a book", he explained.
He explained that he was reading a book.
"I like cats", she said.
She said she liked cats.
She said that daylight savings had started yesterday.
"Daylight savings started yesterday", she said.
He explained that he might be late.
"I might be late", he explained.
"We are working on a project together", they told me.
They told me that they were working on a project together.
"I will be using the car next Friday", she said.
She said that she would be using the car next Friday.
He asked me where I lived.
"Where do you live?", he asked.
He said that Noah bought a new car.
"Noah bought a new car", he said.
"If it doesn't rain, the state fair will start tomorrow", she exclaimed.
She exclaimed that if it doesn't rain, the state fair would be starting tomorrow.
"I had braces when I was fifteen", she said.
She said that when she was fifteen she had braces.
She told me that she had been to Italy.
"I have been to Italy", she told me.
She told us that she had been to Mars.
"I have been to Mars", she told us.
"We have been waiting for hours", they complained.
They complained that they had been waiting for hours.
"I get up at 4 am every morning", she claimed.
She claims that she got up at 4 am every morning.
She said that she drank five cups of coffee a day.
"I drink five cups of coffee a day", she said.
"Classes are online until further notice", said the school.
"My mom always tells me that an apple a day keeps the doctor away", said Sam.
Sam said that his mom always told him that an apple a day would keep the doctor away.
He said, "You are more likely to be killed by a coconut falling on your head than you are to be attacked by a shark."
He said that you would be more likely to be killed by a coconut falling on your head than you would be to be attacked by a shark.
She said that she would be in London for five days and then she would fly to France for seven days.
"I will be in London for five days and then I will fly to France for seven days", she said.
He said that he had been an astronaut before he was a marine biologist.
"I was an astronaut before I became a marine biologist", he said.