Question

Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Use suitable reporting verbs. Sometimes more than one verb is possible.
‘We forgot to inform you. We’re really sorry,’ they said.
‘We’re going to introduce a new system to reduce crime,’ the mayor said.
‘Can you give us more information about the plan?’ the reporter said to the official.
‘If you work for us, you’ll be very rich soon,’ the man said.
‘I don’t want to buy the watch because it’s too expensive,’ the woman said.
‘Study this text carefully!’ the teacher said to the class.
‘I can help you with your work,’ the man said.
‘Come to my office tomorrow morning, please,’ the headmaster said to my parents.
‘Oh, all right. I’ll go to the cinema with you, but only if you pay,’ Jack said to Olivia.

Answer 1

Răspuns:

1. They said they were sorry for forgetting to inform me.

2. The mayor said they were going to introduce a new system to reduce crime.

3. The reporter asked the official if they could give them more information about the plan.

4. The man said that if I worked for them, I would be very rich soon.

5. The woman said that she didn't want to buy the watch because it was too expensive.

6. The teacher told the class to study that text carefully.

7. The man said that he could help me with my work.

8. The headmaster asked my parents to come to his office the next morning.

9. Jack told Olivia that it was all right. He told her that he would go to the cinema with her, but only if she paid.

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