STRUCTURE: Direct and Indirect speech

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The little girl said, "I am lost."

• The little girl is lost

• The little girl said that she was lost

• The little girl said that she is lost.

• The little girl was lost.

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They told us, "We saw an accident."

• They told us we saw an accident.

• They saw an accident.

• They told us that they saw an accident.

• They told us they saw many accidents.

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Mr Alisu said, "Line up in a straight row, please."

• Mr Alisu begged us to line up in a straight row.

• Mr Alisu lined us up in a row.

• We told Mr Alisu to line up in a straight row.

• Mr Alisu asks us to line up in a straight row.

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My Science teacher said, "The Moon is smaller than the Earth."

• My science teacher said that the moon is smaller that the earth.

• My science teacher said that the moon was smaller than the earth.

• My science teacher shouted that the moon is smaller the earth.

• My science teacher said that the moon is bigger than the earth.

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Audu asked us, "Do you like fishing."

• Audu told us he liked fishing.

• Audu asked us if we liked fishing.

• Audu asked us if we liked swimming.

• We told Audu we liked fishing.

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My sister asked me, " Who is that tall man?"

• My sister asked me who that tall man was.

• My sister shouted to know who the tall man was.

• My sister told me who the tall man was.

• My sister said that that is the tall man.

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The pilot explained, "I like being a pilot because I like to travel."

• The pilot likes to travel.

• The pilot explained that he liked being a pilot because he liked to travel.

• The pilot explained that he liked being a pilot because he like to travel."

• The pilot said he hates to travel.

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Ona said, "I hate mangoes."

• Ona said he liked mangoes

• Ona says he hates mangoes.

• Ona said that he hated mango.

• Ona said that he hated mangoes.

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Mother said, "Take off your dirty clothes."

• Mother told me to take off my dirty clothes.

• Mother told me to put on my dirty clothes.

• Mother took off my dirty clothes.

• I took off my dirty clothes.

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He asked, "Can you find my glasses?"

• He me to find his glasses.

• He asked me if I could find his glasses.

• He asked me if I could find his glass.

• He ordered me to find his glasses.