Question

Change the following sentences onto indirectv speech. 1. mother asked jane, "what are you doing here ? " 2. margaret asked richard, "where are you going for your holidays? " 3. ann asked mary,"what do you usually have for breakfast? " 4. the inspector asked,"who caused the accident? " 5. the teacher asked bob,"when did you learn to swim? " 6. mary's mother asked her , "where have you put your shoes? " 7. peter asked me, "when are you going to have dinner? " 8. the policeman asked me,"where did you lose your wallet? " 9. i asked bob,"why didn't you answer my letter? " 10. there was a crowd in the street. i asked a man in the crowd,"wtat is the matter? " 11. father asked,"when will lunch be ready? " 12. the little boy asked his father,"whyndoes the policeman wear a uniform? " 13. i asked him,"who are you looking at? "

Answer 1

1 Mother asked Jane what she was doing there.
2 Margaret asked Richard where he was going for his holidays.
3 Ann asked Mary what she usually had for breakfast.
4 The inspector wondered who had caused the accident.
5 The teacher asked Bob when he had learnt to swim.
6 Mary's mother wanted to know where she had put her shoes.
7 Peter asked me when I was going to have dinner.
8 The policeman asked me where I had lost my wallet.
9 I asked Bob why he hadn't answered my letter.
10 I asked a man in the crowd what the matter was.
11 The father wondered when lunch would be ready.
12 The little boy asked his father why the policeman wore a uniform.
13 I asked him who he was looking at.

Answer 2

1. Mother asked Jane what she was doing there.
2. Margaret asked Richard where he was going for his holidays.
3. Ann asked Mary what she usually had for breakfast.
4. The inspector asked them who had caused the accident.
5. The teacher asked Bob when he had learnt to swim.
6. Mary's mother asked her daughter where she had put her shoes.
7. Peter asked me when I was going to have dinner.
8. The policeman asked me where I had lost my wallet.
9. I asked Bob why he hadn't answered my letter.
10. I asked a man in the crowd what the matter was.
11. The father asked them when lunch would be ready.
12. The little boy asked his father why the policeman wore a uniform.
13. I asked him who he was looking at.