Study how to use an indirect speech in telling a story (176-177)

Change the sentences into indirect speech.

1. Direct speech: Monita asked, "Where am I?"

   Indirect speech: ....

• Monita asked where she was.
• Monita asked where you are.
• Monita asked where they were.
• Monita asked where I was.

2. Direct speech: "Excuse me, what place is this?" asked Monita.

   Indirect speech: ....

• Monita inquired about the location.
• Monita asked what place that was.
• Monita asked where this place was.
• Monita wanted to know what this place was.

3. Direct speech: "May I borrow the newspaper?" asked Monita.

   Indirect speech: ....

• Monita asked if she can borrow the newspaper.
• Monita asked if she might borrow the newspaper.
• Monita said she could borrow the newspaper.
• Monita inquired whether she would borrow the newspaper.

4. Direct speech: Monita asked, "Where can I buy this newspaper?"

   Indirect speech: ....

• Monita asked where they could buy this newspaper.
• Monita asked where I could buy that newspaper.
• Monita asked where she could buy that newspaper.
• Monita asked where she can buy this newspaper.

5. Direct speech: The security officer asked, "Do you want to meet the professor?"

   Indirect speech: ....

• The security officer wanted to know if they were interested in meeting the professor.
• The security officer asked if they had met the professor before.
• The security officer asked if she wanted to meet the professor.

• The security officer inquired whether they would like to see the professor.

Change the sentences into indirect speech.

1. Direct speech: Monita said, "I will go to the market tomorrow."

   Indirect speech: ....

• Monita said she would go to the market the next day.

• Monita said she will go to the market tomorrow.

• Monita said she was going to the market tomorrow.

• Monita said she is going to the market the next day.

2. Direct speech: Monita asked, "Can I help you with that?"

   Indirect speech: ....

• Monita wanted to know if she could help with that.

• Monita asked if she can help you with that.

• Monita inquired whether she could help you with that.

• Monita asked if she could help with that.

3. Direct speech: "What time does the train arrive?" asked Monita.

   Indirect speech: ....

• Monita asked what time the train arrived.

• Monita wanted to know what time the train arrives.

• Monita inquired what time the train would arrive.

• Monita asked what time did the train arrive.