Reported Speech
"I went to the store yesterday" he said.
He said he had gone to the store the day before.
"I'll go to France on holiday" said John. (decide)
John decided that he would go to France on holiday.
John decided to go to France on holiday.
"You shouldn't go into the water" said the coast guard.
The coast guard advised me not to go into the water.
The coast guard advised against going into the water.
"I want to speak to the manager immediately!," he said.
He demanded to speak to the manager immediately.
What word in the English language does the following: the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire word signifies a great woman. What is the word?
Heroine.
He - her - hero - heroine
"David was ill," he told me.
He told me that David had been ill.
"Watch out for the lions" he told us. (warn)
He warned us to watch out for the lions.
He warned us about the lions.
"It's a great idea to go to the beach." said Maria.
Maria recommended going to the beach.
Maria recommended that we go to the beach.
"It was you who stole the last piece of cake!" he said.
He accused me of stealing the last piece of cake.
He accused me of having stolen the last piece of cake.
How can someone go 25 days without sleep?
They sleep during the night.
"I will finish the homework tomorrow!" she said.
She said she would finish the homework tomorrow.
"You should apply for the job" said Jack to Stella. (suggest)
Jack suggested that Stella should apply for the job.
Jack suggested applying for the job.
"I'll study really hard for the exam" said Luke. (promise)
Luke promised to study really hard for the exam.
Luke promised (me) that he would study really hard for the exam.
"I'm really sorry, I didn't me to hurt you" she said.
She apologized for hurting me.
She apologized for having hurt me.
What belongs to you but other people use it more than you?
Your name.
"You should always check spelling before turning in the exam," the professor said.
The professor said (that) you should always check spelling before turning in the exam.
"Okay, Andy can go to the party" said Andy's mom. (agree)
Andy's mom agreed that Andy could go to the party.
"You walk straight until the end of the street and this is where the station is" said Clara. (explain)
Clara explained that this was where the station was.
Clara explained where the station was.
"Come on! You should try out for that play. You would be good!" she said.
She urged me to try out for that play.
How can you make six into an odd (uneven) number?
Remove the letter S and you have IX which is 9 in roman numerals.
"Don't eat that! It's bad for you," my dad told me.
My dad told me not to eat that because it was bad for me.
"I'll make the coffee!" said David. (insist)
David insisted that he would make the coffee.
David insisted on making the coffee.
"Don't forget to go to the dentist" she said to me.
She reminded me to go to the dentist.
(She reminded me not to forget to go to the dentist)
"I AM the best at everything! I'm the king of the playground", he said.
He boasted about being the king of the playground.
There was this competition where the contestants had to hold 'something'. At the end of the event, the winner was a person who was physically disabled (he had no hands and no feet)! What was that 'something'?
'breath' (their breaths)