Change the following sentences into Reported Speech.
1. “Do you want me to read to you”, I asked.
2. “All boys like candy”, she said.” “Eat this candy.
I’ll bring you some more.”
3. “Please”, she said, “what does the telegram
say? Will you read it to me?”
4. “Ann, what’s the time? My watch has stopped.”
— she added.
5. “When I am in the country,” he replied, “I
never wish to leave it; and when I am in town it
is pretty much the same.” (Jane Austen)
6. “You must not be too severe upon yourself,”
replied Elizabeth. (Jane Austen)
7. “Do you suppose them to be in London?”
“Yes; where else can they be so well concealed?”,
she said. (Jane Austen)
8. “You’d better keep him interested,” said I, “till we
get the scheme going loosen up.”
9. “I am sorry. What’s the matter?”, he asked.
“I haven’t been sleeping very well the last two or
three nights,” she said calmly. (S. Maugham)
10. “Try not to be too late,” she said to Julia.
“It’s going to be a heavenly party.”
“I’ll come as soon as ever I can.” (S. Maugham)
Răspunsuri la întrebare
1. I asked if you wanted me to read to you.
2. She said that all boys liked candy. She told him to eat that candy, and that she would bring him more.
3. She asked him what did the telegram say. She asked him if he would read it to her.
4. She asked what the time was. She added that her watch had stopped.
5. He replied that when he was in the country, he never wished to leave it; and when he was in town it was pretty much the same.
6. Elizabeth replied that he must not be too severe upon himself.
7. He asked if she supposed them to have been in London. She said yes and asked where else they could have been so well concealed.
8. I said you had better keep him interested until we got the scheme going loosen up.
9. He said he was sorry and he asked what the matter was. She said calmly that she hadn't been sleeping very well the last two or three nights.
10. She told Julia to try not to be late. She also said that it was going to be a heavenly party and that she would come as soon as ever she could.