STATEMENTS
without SAID/TOLD
without SAID/TOLD
He said to me: "You shouldn't go there alone"
He advised me not to go there alone.
He advised me against going there alone.
He criticised me for going there alone.
He discouraged me from going there alone.
He warned me about/against going there alone.
"Who owns this dictionary?", asked the teacher.
The teacher asked who owned that/the dictionary.
"Do as I say" said the instructor to the little kid.
The instructor told/asked the little kid to do as he/she said.
They asked me if I wanted to see the cathedral.
"Do you want to see the cathedral?" they asked me.
He asked what was that noise.
He ASKED WHAT that noise WAS
He said to me: "I haven't taken your pencil."
He denied taking my/your pencil.
He denied (that) he had taken my/your pencil.
"Are you going to let me in or aren't you?" she said.
She asked whether I was going to let her in or not.
"Come here, boy", the old lady said.
The old lady asked the boy to go there.
I told them I had finished my school project the day before and had nothing to do at that moment.
"I finished my school project yesterday and now I have nothing to do", I said.
We asked if they want to come with us.
We ASKED IF they WANTED to come with us.
Mary said: "How about going to the teacher all together?"
Mary proposed/suggested/recommended that we (should) go and talk to the teacher all together.
Mary proposed/suggested/recommended going to the teacher all together.
"Did you see what I saw, Joe?" he said.
He asked Joe if he had seen what he had seen. / He asked Joe whether he had seen the same as him.
"Don't wait until tomorrow", the advertisement said, "send the coupon today."
The advertisement told people/us/readers not to wait until the following day and to send the coupon on that (same) day.
The advertisement told people/us/readers not to wait until the following day. It suggested/recommended/proposed sending the coupon on that (same) day. OR It insisted on sending it on that day. OR It reminded us to send it on that day.
The policeman asked my father to show him his driving licence and my father asked if there was anything wrong.
"Please show me your driving licence,"/ "Can you show me your driving licence?" / "Will you show me your driving licence?" the policeman said to my father.
"Is there anything wrong?" asked my father.
The bus driver said to everybody to not stand.
The bus driver ASKED/TOLD everybody NOT TO stand.
"You must use the equipment in this gym only under my supervision", said the instructor.
The instructor insisted/requested that we (should) use the equipment in that gym only under his/her supervision.
The instructor insisted on using the equipment in that gym only under his/her supervision.
The instructor instructed/advised us to use use the equipment in that gym only under his/her supervision.
"Are you being attended, sir?", asked the waiter.
The waiter asked him/ a client/ the customer if/whether he was being attended.
"Can you please bring my bag, which is on the shelf in the hall?" my mother said.
My mother asked me to get/fetch take her her bag, which was on the shelf in the hall.
The principal asked my classmates who had broken the computer. Peter answered that they didn't have a clue and that it had been like that when they had arrived early that morning.
"Who has broken the computer?" asked the principal from my classmates.
"We don't have a clue", answered Peter. "It was like that when we arrived early this morning"
His secretary asked when was he leaving.
His secretary asked when HE WAS leaving.
Sarah said to Henry: "You took my my watch! I will call the police."
Sarah accused Henry of stealing/taking her watch and promised to call the police.
Sarah blamed Henry for taking/stealing her watch and threatened to call the police.
Sarah accused Henry of stealing/taking her watch and promised (him) that she would call the police.
"Would you like to see my son's school report?" she said to me. I said: ''No, I wouldn't.'' DON'T USE SAID/TOLD IN YOUR ANSWER!
She asked me if I would like to see/ wanted to see her son's school report.
I answered/ replied that I wouldn't.
I refused.
"Wear a wig and nobody will know who you are", said Mr Prudent's personal advisor to Susan.
Mr Prudent's personal advisor told her/Susan to wear a wig so that nobody would recognize her.
Mr Pruden'ts personal advisor recommended that Susan (should) wear a wig and added that nobody would recognize her.
He wanted to see his Math exam result but the teacher apologized and said that she had not finished checking them yet.
"Can I see my Math exam result?" he asked.
"I'm sorry, but I haven't finished checking them yet", answered the teacher.
Tom recommended that I studied at home.
Tom recommended that I (SHOULD) STUDY at home.