GGB 14 Indirect Speech

My mother said to me, "Don't come home late tonight!"

• My mother said to me not to come home late tonight.

• My mother told me not to come home late that night.

• My mother told me not to go home late tonight.

• My mother told me not to go home late that night.

Sam's mother said to him, "You had better hurry, we won't wait for you all night."

• Sam's mother told him that he'd better hurry, and added that they wouldn't wait for him all night.

• Sam's mother told him that he had had better hurry, and added that they wouldn't wait for him all night.

• Sam's mother told him that he had better hurry, and added that they won't wait for him all night.

Mr. Fielding said to me, "Would you be so kind as to mail this letter to Stella?"

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My mother yelled to me, "Turn the music down! We can't hear each other in here!"

• My mother said to me to turn the music down, and added that we couldn't hear each other in there.

• My mother ordered me to turn the music down, and explained that we couldn't hear each other in there.

• My mother ordered me to turn the music down, and added that we couldn't hear each other in here.

Mary said to her parents "I don't like that new shirt you gave me for my birthday. You should return it to the store."

• Mary told her parents she didn't like the new shirt she gave them for their birthday, and added that they should return it to the store.

• Mary told her parents that she didn't like the new shirt they gave her for her birthday, and added that they shall return it to the store.

• Mary told her parents she didn't like the new shirt they gave her for her birthday, and added that they should return it to the store.

• Mary told her parents she doesn't like the new shirt they gave her for her birthday, and added that they should return it to the store.

Cyril said to his friends, "Wouldn't you like to go back to school as soon as possible?"

• Cyril said to his friends if they wouldn't like to go back to school as soon as possible.

• Cyril asked his friends if they wouldn't like to go back to school as soon as possible.

• Cyril explained to his friends that they wouldn't like to go back to school as soon as possible.

• Cyril asked his friends if he wouldn't like to go back to school as soon as possible.

Mrs. Moore said to Aziz, "If you don't know where to go, you can come with me."

• Mrs. Moore told Aziz that if he didn't know where to go, he could go with her.

• Mrs. Moore told Aziz that if they didn't know where to go, they could come with her.

• Mrs. Moore told Aziz that if he didn't know where to go, he can come with her.

• Mrs. Moore told Aziz that if he didn't know where to go, he can go with her.

James said to me "I promise you that I will be on time for the meeting tomorrow."

(a)  

"Where are you going now?" Bilbo asked Gandalf.

(a)  

She ________ her daughter to tidy up her room before she left. (multiple answers possible)

• ordered

• promised

• told

• said