Direct Speech
Reported Speech
Verbs
Vocab
RANDOM
100
"I want to sleep for 9 hours, if possible", said Brian.
Brian said that he wanted to sleep for 9 hours, if possible.
100
Robert said he was sick of the movie and wanted to leave the movie theater.
"I'm sick of my movie and I want to leave", said Robert.
100
"I think Timmy is right. We should wait a while until things settle."
He agreed with Timmy that we had better wait a while until things settles.
100
sudden
occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly or without warning.
100
Why did the chicken cross the road?
To get to the other side.
200
"I will love this movie because of the actors in it," said Mary.
Mary said that she would love that movie because of the actors in it.
200
Andrew said that he could help me today.
"I can help you today," said Andrew.
200
"I can promise you that we will have this done by tomorrow".
He assured us that they would have it done by tomorrow.
200
rush hour
a time during each day when traffic is at its heaviest.
200
Las Vegas is located in this state.
Nevada
300
"I am hoping that everything will be ready by the time I arrive," said Nancy.
Nancy said that she was hoping that everything would be ready by the time she arrived.
300
Kevin stated that his mother had been at the on Monday and that they hadn't found anything wrong with her.
"My mom was at the hospital on monday and they didn't find anything wrong with her," said Robert.
300
"If you say one word to anyone, I will have you fired!", said Peter.
Peter threatened to fire him if he told a word to anyone.
300
omit
leave out or exclude (someone or something), either intentionally or forgetfully.
300
There are currently five countries that are still considered communist. Name four.
China, Cuba, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos.
400
"I went to the shop before the game," said Robert.
Robert said that he had gone to the shop before the game.
400
According to Brandon, he was driving under the speed limit when the police stopped him.
"I was driving under the speed limit when the police stopped me." said Brandon.
400
Tom- "Do you think that global warming is a serious problem?" Dillan- "I believe that in a few years we will all die because of global warming."
Tom asked Dillan if he thought that global warming was a serious problem and Dillan replied that in a few years we would all die because of it.
400
rubbish
very bad; worthless or useless.
400
If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, how much money do you have?
$1.19
500
"I had been having a hard time at work, but thankfully everything has calmed down," said Cindy
Cindy said that she had been having a hard time at work, but that thankfully everything had calmed down.
500
He said he would if he could, but he hadn't eaten anything and his first priority was to eat something while he was working.
"I will if i can, but i haven't eaten anything, so my first priority is to eat something while i am working." he said.
500
"The robbery was all Jeremy's fault. He was the one who had the keys to the safe and he was the last one to leave", said Paul.
Paul blamed the robbery on Jeremy, stating that he had had the keys to the safe and that he'd been the last one to leave.
500
snippet
a small piece or brief extract.
500
Edward Snowden leaked a series of documents to The Guardian which shed light on the extent of the NSA's surveillance activities. What is the name of the journalist who broke the story (who currently lives in Rio de Janeiro)?
Glenn Greenwald