Direct and Indirect Speech Skills

Rewrite the following sentence into indirect speech: "Don’t come late," he said.

• He said not to come early.

• He told me to come late.

• He told me not to come late.

• He said to come late.

Change the direct speech to indirect speech: My teacher said, "Don’t come late."

• My teacher told me not to come late.

• My teacher said, 'Don't come late.'

• My teacher told me to not come late.

• My teacher said not to come late.

Convert the direct speech to indirect speech: "Don’t come late," the teacher warned.

• The teacher warned not to come late.

• The teacher warned to come late.

• The teacher warned that not to come late.

• The teacher warned to not come late.

Transform the direct speech into indirect speech: The teacher said, "Don’t come late."

• The teacher said to never come late.

• The teacher said to avoid coming late.

• The teacher said not to come late.

• The teacher said to not come late.

Rephrase the sentence using indirect speech: "Don’t come late," he told me.

• He told me to not come late.

• He told me to come late.

• He told me to never come late.

• He told me not to come late.

Alter the direct speech into indirect speech: He said, "Don’t come late."

• He asked not to come late.

• He told me to come late.

• He said to not come late.

• He told me not to come late.

Paraphrase the sentence in indirect speech: "Don’t come late," he instructed.

• He instructed to not come late.

• He instructed to be late.

• He instructed to come late.

• He instructed not to come late.

Modify the direct speech to indirect speech: He said, "Don’t come late."

• He told me to come late.

• He said, 'Come late.'

• He told me not to come late.

• He said to come late.

Change the direct speech to indirect speech: "Don’t come late," he reminded.

• He reminded to come late.

• He reminded that not to come late.

• He reminded not to come late.

• He reminded to not come late.

Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech: He said, "Don’t come late."

• He said to come late.

• He said to never come late.

• He said not to come late.

• He said to not come late.