Question

Change the following sentences from direct into indirect speech. 1. The monitor of the group said: “I have already spoken with this student, but he is deaf to all advice.” 2. She told me over the telephone: “I have changed my mind and I in­tend to spend Saturday evening at home.” 3. He said: “I saw the New Year in with a group of my former schoolmates.” 4. The passenger whom we found in the compartment said: “This place is not vacant. It is occupied by a man who has gone out to buy some cigarettes.” 5. The man shouted: “Come and see what has happened to my window! The boys have smashed it to pieces with their ball.” 6. The teacher said: “Your spelling has become better since you started learning the words properly.” 7. The lecturer explained: “Any language which developed out of Latin is a Romanic language.” 8. The patient said: “The nurse has just given me a powder, so the pain will stop in no time, I am sure.” 9. The young man said: “This song is not popular any longer. I haven’t heard it even on the wireless since last year.” 10. The mother asked: “Why did you eat so much honey? You know, it never agreed with you.”