The indirect speech

Choose the correct variant / variants of the sentence in the indirect speech.

My brother says, "You are always spending hours in the bathroom!"

• My brother says you are always spending hours in the bathroom!

• My brother says that I'm always spending hours in the bathroom.

• My brother says I'm always spending hours in the bathroom.

• My brother says that "I'm always spending hours in the bathroom".

• My brother say that I'm always spending hours in the bathroom.

Choose the correct variant / variants of the sentence in the indirect speech.

My friends say, "We were waiting for you at the cinema at 5 o’clock."

• My friends say that they were waiting for me at the cinema at 5 o'clock.

• My friends tell that they were waiting for me at the cinema at 5 o'clock.

• My friends say they were waiting for me at the cinema at 5 o'clock.

• My friends say that we were waiting for me at the cinema at 5 o'clock.

• My friends say that they had been waiting for me at the cinema at 5 o'clock.

Choose the correct variant / variants of the sentence in the indirect speech.

Little Sam wonders, "Have you brought а new toy for me?"

• Little Sam wonders if I have brought a new toy for him.

• Little Sam wonders whether I have brought a new toy for him.

• Little Sam wonders I have brought a new toy for him.

• Little Sam wonders if have I brought a new toy for him.

• Little Sam wonders if you have brought a new toy for him.

Choose the correct variant / variants of the sentence in the indirect speech.

My friend asks, "Can your brother really play the violin?"

• My friend asks whether your brother can really play the violin.

• My friend asks whether my brother can really play the violin.

• My friend asks if my brother can really play the violin.

• My friend asks my brother if he can really play the violin.

• My friend asks your brother can really play the violin.

Choose the correct variant / variants of the sentence in the indirect speech.

Nick's parents wonder, "How did you meet Helen?"

• Nick's parents wonder how he met Helen.

• Nick's parents wonder how did he meet Helen.

• Nick's parents wonder he met Helen.

• Nick's parents wonder if he met Helen.

• Nick's parents wonder how you met Helen.

Choose the correct variant / variants of the sentence in the indirect speech.

Mum advises, "Call the doctor at once."

• Mum advises to call the doctor at once.

• Mum advises call the doctor at once.

• Mum advises that you call the doctor at once.

• Mum advises that you should call the doctor at once.

• Mum advises not to call the doctor at once.

Choose the correct variant / variants of the sentence in the indirect speech.

The teacher asks, "Children, don't make so much noise."

• The teacher asks the children not to make so much noise.

• The teacher asks the children to not make so much noise.

• The teacher asks the children not make so much noise.

• The teacher asks the children that they don't make so much noise.

• The teacher asks the children they shouldn't make so much noise.

Choose the correct variant / variants of the sentence in the indirect speech.

I say to my child, "Don't speak to people in such а way."

• I tell my child not to speak to people in such a way.

• I tell my child to speak to people in such a way.

• I say my child not to speak to people in such a way.

• I tell my child to not speak to people in such a way.

• I tell my child they should speak to people in such a way.

Choose the correct variant / variants of the sentence in the indirect speech.

The teacher says to the student, "You weren't attentive."

• The teacher tells the student that he wasn't attentive enough.

• The teacher tells the student that she wasn't attentive enough.

• The teacher tells the students that they weren't attentive enough.

• The teacher tells the student that they weren't attentive enough.

• The teacher says the student that he wasn't attentive enough.

Choose the correct variant / variants of the sentence in the indirect speech.

The man asks, "Why are you crying, boy?"

• The man asks the boy why he is crying.

• The man asks why the boy is crying.

• The man asks the boy why is he crying.

• The man ask the boy why he is crying.

• The man asks the boy why he is crying?