Reported Speech
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Reported Speech 9
Gap-fill exercise
Turn the following sentences into Reported Speech. Be careful with the tenses, not all of them have to be changed.
1. The instructions say, "The camera needs two batteries."
The instructions say that
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2. "I've finished the letters you asked me to write," Jill said.
Jill said that
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3. "Pandas live in China," the teacher said.
The teacher said that
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4. Dad says, "It's time for bed."
Dad says that
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5. "I have to tidy my bedroom now," Toby said.
Toby said that
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6. The article says, "There has been an increase in the number of university students."
The article says that
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7. Mr Brown says, "My son is going to work abroad."
Mr Brown says that
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8. "I should have bought her a present," he said.
He said that
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9. "I'm never going to have a pet," my sister always says.
My sister always says that
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10. Alison says, "The taxi is here."
Alison says that
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11. Mr Collins says, "You needn't work late this evening."
Mr Collins says that
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12. "I'll pick you up at eight o'clock," she told me.
She told me that
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13. "Coal is found underground," he said.
He said that
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14. "You ought to go to the doctor's," she said to her son.
She told her son that
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15. "It is raining hard today," she said.
She said that
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16. They said, "We've never travelled by plane before."
They said that
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17. "We might go to the cinema tonight," they said.
They said that
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18. Mum always says, "You should wear warmer clothes."
Mum always says that
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