Question

Exercise 6. First state if the following statements are true (T) or false (F) then turn fr om Direct into Reported speech.
1) "Paris is the capital of France," said the teacher.
The teacher said that Paris is the capital of France.
2) "I didn't break the window," said the little boy to her.
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3) "Eat your dinner," she said to him.
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4) "Have you seen this film?" Jane asked Helen.
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5) "I had an argument with Mark yesterday," said Fiona.
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6) "The new guests will arrive tomorrow," explained the manager.
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7) "Greece is hotter than England," said George.
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8) "Where is the post office?" Simon asked the stranger.
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9) "I might go sailing next week," Michael said.
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10) "Don't eat with your fingers," the mother said to her children.

Answer 1

2. The little boy told her that he hadn't broken the window.
3. She told him to eat his dinner.
4. Jane asked whether Helen had seen that film.
5. Fiona said that she'd had an argument with Mark the day before.
6. The manager explained that the new guests would arrive the next day.
7. George said that Greece was hotter than England.
8. Simon asked the stranger where the post office was.
9. Michael said that he might go sailing the following week.
10. The mother told her children not to each with their fingers.