Direct and Indirect Speech Grade 10

My mother told us, "Your grandmother will be arriving in Singapore tomorrow."

• My mother asked us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the tomorrow.

• My mother tells us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the tomorrow.

• My mother told us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the next day.

• My mother said us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the next day.

"Don't meddle with the things in the house !" mother told Susie

• Mother told Susie not to meddle with the things in the house

• Don't meddle with the things in the house mother told Susie

• Mother told Susie she shouldn't meddle with the things in the house

• Mother told Susie do not meddle with the things in the house

"Dawn hurt herself during P.E. lesson this morning," Mary said.

• Mary told Dawn had hurt herself during P.E. lesson that morning

• Mary said that Dawn had hurt herself during P.E. lesson that morning

• Mary says that Dawn had hurt herself during P.E. lesson that morning

• Mary tells that Dawn had hurt herself during P.E. lesson that morning

"There are usually more girls than boys taking piano lessons," said the receptionist.

• "There are usually more girls than boys taking piano lessons," said the receptionist.

• There are usually more girls than boys taking piano lessons told the receptionist.

• The receptionist said that there were usually more girls than boys taking piano lessons.

• The receptionist tells that there were usually more girls than boys taking piano lessons.

"Please clear the tables after you have finished the food." mother told the girls.

• Please clear the tables after she have finished the food.mother told the girls.

• Mother told the girls to clear the tables after they had finished the food.

• Mother says the girls to clear the tables after they had finished the food.

• Mother said the girls to clear the tables after they had finished the food.

Bobby asked, "Can I have some pieces of papers, please ?"

• Can she have some pieces of papers, please? Bobby asked,

• Bobby asked if he could have some pieces of papers.

• Bobby asks if he could have some pieces of papers.

• Bobby is asking if he could have some pieces of papers.

I would have accompanied you to the show if only you had asked, Henry," said Harry.

• Harry tells that he would have accompanied Henry to the show if only he had asked.

• Harry told that he would have accompanied Henry to the show if only he had asked.

• Harry says that he would have accompanied Henry to the show if only he had asked.

• Harry said that he would have accompanied Henry to the show if only he had asked.

Lin En, stop playing the fool now !" the class monitor ordered.

• The class monitor ordered Lin En to stop playing the fool then.

• The class monitor orders Lin En to stop playing the fool then.

• The class monitor ordered Lin En to stop playing the fool now

• The class monitor ordering Lin En to stop playing the fool again.

"I saw Terri playing alone yesterday," Pauline said

• Pauline said that she had seen Terri playing alone the day before.

• Pauline tells that she had seen Terri playing alone the day before.

• Pauline says that she had seen Terri playing alone the day before.

• Pauline asked that she had seen Terri playing alone the day before.

"When are you leaving for China again ? Mrs Tan asked her husband.

• Mrs Tan told her husband when he was leaving for China again

• Mrs Tan said her husband when he was leaving for China again

• Mrs Tan asked her husband when he was leaving for China again

• Mrs Tan tells her husband when he was leaving for China again