Question

change the following sentences from direct into indirect speech

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1.Deeds are better than words when people need help. (She said)

2.The causes of your disease are deep-seated. (The doctor said)

3.It`s hard to define what has changed between us (I told my husband)

4.I defy you to prove I have cheated, (I told him)

5.He considers that the end of the article must be deleted. (i asked the editor why)

6.I admired his delicate handling of the situation as he was conducting the

negotiations (I confessed her)

7.Does this new aircraft make tremendous demands on the pilot? (The specialists

asked)

8.I depend on the train being on time, (he admitted)

9.The machine wall not sell well because of the poor design (the retailer said)

10.‘We shall have to design a new curriculum for the third year (the newly elected dean

said)

11.‘That was a clever little gadget (They thought)

12.Try to keep clear of trouble! (The lawyer instructed his client)

13.I wish I knew what they were really dnving at! (She admitted)

14.Our new product has edged all its competitors out of the market (The General

Manager declared)

15.The conference will bring about greater intemational cooperation (The Prime-

Minister considered).

Answer 1

1. She said that deeds are better than words when people need help.

2. The doctor said that the causes of my disease are deep-seated.

3. I told my husband that it's hard to define what has changed between us.

4. I told him that I defy him to prove that I have cheated.

5. I asked the editor why he considers that the end of the article must be deleted.

6. I confessed to her that I admired his delicate handling of the situation as he was conducting the negotiations.

7. The specialists asked if this new aircraft makes tremendous demands on the pilot.

8. He admitted that he depends on the train being on time.

9. The retailer said that the machine will not sell well because of the poor design.

10. The newly elected dean said that they will have to design a new curriculum for the third year.

11. They thought that that was a clever little gadget.

12. The lawyer instructed his client to try to keep clear of trouble.

13. She admitted that she wishes she knew what they were really driving at.

14. The General Manager declared that our new product has edged all its competitors out of the market.

15. The Prime Minister considered that the conference will bring about greater international cooperation.