Mastering Reported Speech and Clauses

Convert to reported speech: She said, 'I am happy.'

• She said that she was sad.

• She said that she will be happy.

• She said that she was happy.

• She said that she is happy.

Identify the reported speech: He told me that he would come.

• He told me he came.

• He mentioned that he would come.

• He told me that he would come.

• He said he would come.

Convert to reported speech: They said, 'We are leaving now.'

• They said that they were leaving then.

• They said they were leaving now.

• They said that they are leaving now.

• They said that they will leave now.

Identify the reported speech: She asked if I was coming.

• She asked if I am coming.

• She asked whether I was coming.

• She asked if I will come.

• She asked if I was coming.

Convert to reported speech: John said, 'I can help you.'

• John said that he could help you all.

• John said he will help you.

• John said that he can help you.

• John said that he could help me.

Identify the reported speech: She claimed that she would arrive early.

• She claimed that she would be arriving early.

• She claimed that she had arrived early.

• She stated that she will arrive early.

• She said she arrived early.

Convert to reported speech: 'I will call you tomorrow,' she said.

• She said that she called me the next day.

• She said that she would call me the next day.

• She said that she will call me tomorrow.

• She said that she would call you tomorrow.

Identify the reported speech: They claimed that they knew the answer.

• They claimed they knew the answers.

• They claimed that they knew the answer.

• They claimed that they know the answer.

• They said they know the answer.

Combine: The book is on the table. It is mine. (Use a relative clause)

• The book that is on the table is mine.

• The book on the table is yours.

• The table is mine and the book is on it.

• That book is on the table and belongs to me.

Use a relative clause: The teacher, who is very kind, helped me.

• The teacher, who is very kind helped me.

• The teacher who is kind, helped me.

• The teacher helped me who is very kind.

• The teacher who is very kind helped me.