Direct/Indirect Speech

Decide if this sentence is grammatically correct or incorrect.

The speaker told that human motivation was a complicated subject.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Decide if this sentence is grammatically correct or incorrect.

Many of them said that creativity was important in their jobs.

• Correct

• Incorrect

The professor ____ his students that internal motivation was very important.

• said

• told

Which sentence includes correct punctuation?

• “Do we really understand human motivation?” asked the sociologist.

• “Do we really understand human motivation,” asked the sociologist.

The managers ______ the staff about the annual celebration.

• admitted

• reminded

Mr. Bishop told me that he ____ a new book on motivation the week before.

• had read

• reads

The sales director ____, “There will be a prize for the best sales figures.”

• asked

• said

Jeff ’s boss _____ him that he had to report his lack of enthusiasm.

• explained

• told

Which sentence uses the correct punctuation?

• The company assured its employees that “conditions would improve.”

• The company assured its employees that conditions would improve.

“I am bored with my job.”

 

Moussa said that he was / has been / had been bored with his job.

• was

• has been

• had been