Reported Speech & Transformation for Upper Primary

Match the answer to the best question.

John asked Jane if the toys, which were in the box, were with her.

• "John, are the toys kept in the box with you?" Jane asked.

• "John, are the toys in the drawer?" Jane asked.

• “Jane, are the toys, which are kept in the box, with you?” John asked.

• "Jane, are the toys kept in the drawer with you? John asked.

The policeman asked Mr Ong, "Did the burglars take anything valuable from your house last night?"

• The policeman asked Mr Ong if the burglars took anything valuable from his house the previous night.

• The policemen asked Mr Ong if the burglars had taken anything valuable the previous night.

• The policeman asked Mr Ong whether the burglars had taken anything valuable from his house the previous night.

• The policemen asked Mr Ong if the burglars had taken anything valuable from his house the night before.

Sherry asked me, "Why did you go to the Principal's office last week?"

• Sherry asked me why I go to the principal's office last week.

• Sherry asked me why I went to the principal's office the week before.

• Sherry asked me why I had went to the principal's office the previous week.

• Sherry asked me why I had gone to the Principal's office the previous week.

Mr Smith asked Kim, "Can you find out where the party was yesterday?"

• Mr Smith asked Kim where the party was yesterday.

• Mr Smith asked Kim to find out where the party was the day before.

• Mr Smith asked Kim if she could find out where the party had been the previous day.

• Kim asked Mr Smith if he could find out where the party had been the previous day.

"Can you accompany me to the dentist tomorrow?" Sister asked.

Sister asked me if _____________________.

• Sister asked me if I can accompany her to the dentist tomorrow.

• Sister asked me if I could accompany her to the doctor the day before.

• Sister asked me if I could accompany her to the dentist the next day.

• Sister asked me if I could accompany to the dentist the next day.

"Did you ride my scooter to the park this morning?" my sister asked me.

• My sister asked me if I ride my scooter to the park that morning.

• My sister asked me if I rode her scooter to the park that morning

• My sister asked me if I had rode her scooter to that park that morning.

• My sister asked me if I had ridden her scooter to the park that morning.

Transform these sentences.

Joe shouted loudly. No one could hear him.

• However loud Joe shouted, I can't hear him.

• However Joe shouted, no one could hear him.

• However loudly Joe shouted, no one could hear him.

The driver did not drive off. She got out to help the injured boy.

• Instead of driving off, she got out to help.

• Instead of driving off, the driver got out to help the injured boy.

• Instead of driving off, she went out to help the boy.

I was embarrassed. I accidentally spilt the juice on my new school uniform.

• Much to the embarrassment, I split the juice on my new school uniform accidentally.

• Much to embarrassment, I spilt the juice on my school uniform.

• Much to my embarrassment, I accidentally spilt the juice on my new school uniform.

I enjoy solving puzzles more than drawing.

• I find solving puzzles more enjoyable than drawing.

• I find solving puzzle enjoyable to drawing.

• I find solving puzzles more enjoyable.