Question

Put the following into reported speech using reporting verbs. 1. the traveler said, ‘i have been here before.’ 2. kate asked john, ‘will you bring my letters back, pleаse? ’ 3. the people said to the stranger, ‘you have saved our lives, and we are so grateful." 4. "i shall leave tonight for the country," tom said to his mother, "but i can be back tomorrow, if the train is running." 5. "today is our wedding anniversary," jane said to her husband. 6. "you can come with me if you carry these suitcases," anne told her brothers. 7. "have you anything to declare? " the customs officer asked. 8. "quite right, gabriel, quite right," she said. "you can't be too careful." 9. "goloshes, julia! " exclaimed her sister. "goodness me, don't you know what goloshes are? " 10. "come back immediately! " the mother said to her daughter. 11. "life is so sad," she murmured. 12. "come for a walk round the park," susan said to her friend. 13. "is that you, john? " solia asked. 14. "quicker! quicker! " the caretaker asked the firemen. 15. "shall i take half of the apples? " cyril asked. 16. 'don't shout! " he cried. "what's the matter with you? " 17. "it's quite all right, dear boy," said the aunt to her nephew. 18. "well, why didn't you say so immediately? " mary said to sue. 19. "i think it might be nice to have the fish fried," margaret said. 20. "that is perfectly true," robert said. 21. "how dare he come and talk to me about it? " she said. 22. "well, is there anything i can do for you? " the clerk said. 23. "sorry, i was so short-tempered yesterday," stella said. 24. "i hope you will take some more of this cake," the hostess said. 25. "thank you, the cake is really very good," the guest said. 26. "what in hell was it that this boy did? " he cried. 27. "i won't stand it," she said. 28. "you look much less tired now," lilly said to her sister. 29. "i want this letter typed, if you please," said harry. 30. "good morning, sir," johnny said.

Answer 1

. The traveler said he had been there earlier. 2. Kate asked John if he would bring her letters back. 3. The people said to the stranger he had saved their lives, and they were so grateful. 4. Tom said to his mother he should leave that evening for the country, but he could be back the next day, if the train was running. 5. Jane said to her husband that day was their wedding anniversary. 6. Anne told her brothers they could come with her if they carried those suitcases. . 7. The customs officer asked  if we had anything to declare. 8.  She agreed with Gabriel and said Gabriel couldn't be too careful. 9.  Julia`s sister exclaimed if she didn't know what goloshes were. 10. The mother ordered to her daughter to come back immediately. 10. The mother ordered to her daughter to come back immediately. 11. She murmured life was so sad. 12. Susan said to her friend to come for a walk round the park. 13.  Solia asked if that was John. 14. The caretaker asked the firemen to be quicker. 15. Cyril asked if she should take half of the apples. 16.  He cried not to shout and asked what the matter was with me. 17.  The aunt said to her nephew that was quite all right. 18.  Mary asked why Sue hadn`t said so immediately. 19. Margaret said she thought that might be nice to have the fish fried. 20.  Robert said that was perfectly true. 21. She asked how he dared come and talk to her about that. 22.  The clerk asked if there was anything he could do for us. 23. Stella apologized she was so short-tempered the day before. 24.  The hostess said she hoped we would take some more of that cake. 25. The guest thanked and said the cake was really very good. 26.  He cried what that boy had done. 27.  She said she wouldn`t stand it. 28. Lilly said to her sister she looked much less tired then. 29.  Harry asked he wanted this letter typed. 30.  Johnny wished a good morning to mister.