Grade 8_Direct and Indirect Speech

My brother says “I met Tom at the party last night”

• My brother says that he had met Tom at the party last night.

• My brother said that he had met Tom at the party last night.

• My brother says that he met Tom at the party last night.

• My brother says that he meets Tom at the party last night”

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Mary told John “my father warned me last night”

• Mary told John that her warned her last night.

• Mary told John that her father had warned her last night.

• Mary told John that his father had warned me last night.

• Mary told John that her father warns her last night.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Demian said, “I am going out of town.”

• Demian said that I am going out of town.

• Demian said that he is going out of town.

• Demian said that he went out of town.

• Demian said that he was going out of town.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

He asked me “Open your book!”

• He asked me to open my book.

• He asked me opening my book.

• He asked me to open your book.

• He asks me to open my book.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

The teacher said to the students “Be quiet while I am talking”

• The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she is talking.

• The teacher said to the students to be quiet while I am talking.

• The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she told.

• The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she talks.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

Mother asked John, "Don't smoke too much!"

• Mother asked John to do not smoke too much.

• Mother asked John that not t smoke too much.

• Mother asked John to not smoke too much.

• Mother asked John to smoke too much.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

John asked Mary, "Why do you get angry with me?"

• John asked Mary why she got angry with him.

• John asked Mary why she gets angry with him.

• John asked Mary why she had gotten angry with him.

• John asked Mary why she is angry with him.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Mr. Burchell asked the girl, "What is your name?"

• Mr. Burchell asked the girl what is your name.

• Mr. Burchell asked the girl what was your name.

• Mr. Burchell asked the girl what is her name.

• Mr. Burchell asked the girl what her name was.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

We asked them, "Will you go to the movie with us?"

• We asks them whether they will go to the movie with us.

• We asks them whether they would go to the movie with us.

• We asked them whether they would go to the movie with us.

• We asked them whether they will go to the movie with us.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Mother asked Ben, "Are you going to marry her?"

• Mother asked Ben if he was going to marry her.

• Mother asked Ben if he is going to marry her.

• Mother asks Ben if he is going to marry her.

• Mother asks Ben if he was going to marry her.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A