Reported Speech

Change the following sentence into reported speech.

Molly said, “My dad ran a marathon at the age of 65.”

Molly said that _____ dad ran a Mara at the age of 65.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

“I have written three pages of the report,” said Martin.

Martin said that he ________ three pages of the report.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Ethan told his mother, “ I wasn’t paying attention at that time.”

Change the sentence to reported speech.

• Ethan told his mother that he not to pay attention at that time.

• Ethan told his mother that he was paying attention at that time.

• Ethan told his mother that he was not paying attention at that time.

• Ethan told his mother that he has not been paying attention at that time.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

“Karen is arriving today,” she told me.

• She told to me that Karen is arriving today.

• She told me that Karen is arriving today.

• She told me that Karen was arriving the day after.

• She told me that Karen was arriving that day.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

“Say hello to Jim,” they said.

• They ordered me to say hello to Jim.

• They said that I said hello to Jim.

• They asked me to say hello to Jim.

• They told me that I said hello to Jim.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

“Don’t try this at home,” the stuntman told the audience.

• The stuntman advised the audience do not try this at home.

• The stuntman advised the audience not to try that at home.

• The stuntman ordered the audience did not try that at home.

• The stuntman told the audience do not try that at home.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

She said, “I will see you later.”

Change the sentence into reported speech.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Tonny told me, “ I have not seen Julie for 2 years.”

Change it to reported speech.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

The boy says, “ I do not like eating ice cream.”

The boy ______ that he does not like eating ice cream.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

The teacher said, “ The sun rises in the east.”

• The teacher said that the Sun rises in the east.

• The teacher said that the sun rose in the east.

• The teacher said that the sun has risen in the east.

• The teacher says that the sun risen in the east.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A