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100
My brother said: "I don't know where my shoes are."
My brother said he didn't know where his shoes were.
100

What verb should we use to start the following reported sentence:

"I'm sorry I couldn't come yesterday"

a) advise b) warn c) threaten d) apologize

D ) APOLOGIZE

100
Martin Luther King said: "I have a dream!"
Martin Luther King said he had a dream.
100
"I have never been here before", the man said.
The man said he had never been there before.
100
"I'm hungry!" , the girl said.
The girl said she was hungry.
200
My English teacher asked me: "Did you do your homework?"
My English teacher asked me if I had done my homework.
200

What verb should we use to start the following reported sentence:

"Stay away from me, Dan!!"

a) advise b) warn c) threaten d) apologize


b) WARN

200
"What time is it?" A passerby asked me.
A paserby asked me what time it was.
200
"Has Mr. Lee talked to Kevin?", mom asked me.
Mom asked me if Mr. Lee had talked to Kevin.
200
Cody said: "I see dead people."
Cody said he saw dead people.
300
Dad asked me:"Are you going to have lunch at home?"
Dad asked me if I was going to have lunch at home.
300

What verb should we use to start the following reported sentence:

"Don't forget to come tomorrow to the party".

a) advise b) remind c) threaten d) apologize

b) REMIND

300
"I get up every morning at seven o'clock" my personal trainer said
My personal trainer said (that) he/she got up every morning at seven o'clock.
300
The man said: "I will help you!"
The man said he would help me.
300
My aunt asked me: "Have you finished doing the dishes?"
My aunt asked me if I had finished doing the dishes.
400
My classmate asked me:"When is your birthday?"
My classmate asked me when my birthday was.
400

What verb should we use to start the following reported sentence:

"you should pay attention to the traffic lights".

a) ask b) warn c) suggest d) promise

c) SUGGEST

400
Dad asked me: "Have you already walked the dogs?"
My dad asked me if I had already walked the dogs.
400
My sister said: "I'm studying English at the moment!"
My sister said she was studying English at the moment.
400
My mother told me: "Don't forget to feed the cats."
My mother told me not to forget to feed the cats.
500
My neighbour asked me:"What did your sister say?"
My neighbour asked me what my sister had said.
500

What verb should we use to start the following reported sentence:

"No, I didn't broke the window"

a) warn b) refuse c) deny d) apologize

c) DENY

500
The policeman told me: "Drive carefully"
The policeman told me to drive carefully.
500
My best friend said: "I spent all my money on a car."
My best friend said he/she had spent all his/her money on a car.
500
My cousin said: "I want to visit my grandmother this weekend."
My cousin said he/she wanted to visit his/her grandmother that weekend.