Direct and Reported Speech

Complete the sentence in reported speech.

Noora said

• "These shoes don't fit me."

• "These shoes are mine."

• "These shoes are not mine."

• that those shoes did not fit her.

“John has written a great poem,” she said.

• She said John has written a great poem.

• She said that she had written a great poem.

• She said that John had written a great poem.

How do we write this direct speech to reported speech?

- Wendell said, “I am feeling sad today.”

• Wendell said, that he was feeling sad that day

• Wendell said that he is feeling sad today.

• Wendell said that he was feeling sad that day.

• Wendell said he felt sad that day.

Select all the options that apply

When changing from direct to reported speech, we

• change the tense of the verb

• change words like pronouns

• remove speech marks

• do not use any punctuation

The aiport control agent ordered my friend to take off her shoes.

• Please take your shoes off.

• Please take off her shoes.

"What I do remember is the time we had in a park where you handed me a cotton candy. That is the oldest

picture I have in my memory, Dad,” Rodel says.

Reported:

Rodel says that what he _________ is the time they had in a park where his father handed him a cotton candy.

• remembers

• remember

• remembered

• has remembered

1. Rey writes, “To see is to believe.”

• Direct Speech

• Reported Speech

Which of the following is the correct answer

We said to him, “Are you ill?”

• We stated him if he was ill.

• We asked him if he was ill.

4. He announced that he would marry next month.

• Direct Speech

• Reported Speech

Jocelyn said, "I will read this book next week." Change to reported speech.

• Jocelyn said that she would read this book next week.

• Jocelyn said that she would read that book the week after.

• Jocelyn said that she will read this book next week.

• Jocelyn said that she would read that book next week.