Question

III. Turn the following statements into the Indirect Speech :
1. "/am doing an exercise now." Tom explained.
2. “My father speaks English well." Laura told her friend.
3. "You can help her," Arnold told Mike.
4. “My cousins arc in the garden," Lucy said.
5. “Jim wants to know if you arc free today," Sam told his sister.

Answer 1

Tom explained he was doing an exercise.
Laura told her friend that her father speaks English very well.
Arnold told Mike that he can help her.
Lucy said that her cousins arc in the garden.
Sam told his sister that Jim wants to know if she arcs free today.