"I will call you later," she said.

• She says she will call you later.

• She said she would call me later.

• She will call you later.

"I like pizza," said Mark.

• Mark likes pizza.

• Mark said he liked pizza.

• Mark says he likes pizza.

"We played tennis yesterday," they exclaimed.

• They exclaimed they had played tennis yesterday.

• They exclaim they played tennis yesterday.

• They exclaimed they play tennis yesterday.

"It's raining outside," he mentioned.

• He mentions it's raining outside.

• He mentioned it was raining outside.

• He mentions it was raining outside.

"I can swim," she told me.

• She tells me she can swim.

• She told me she could swim.

• She tells me she could swim.

The detective found a ___________ that pointed towards the possible solution to the mystery.

The police gathered several pieces of evidence, including a ___________, to help solve the crime.

The detective asked for the suspect's ___________ to confirm his whereabouts during the incident.

His nervous behavior made him look very ___________ to the investigating officers.

The person in the red hat is the main ___________ in the case.