Question

Turn the sentences into reported speach. In which of them fo the tenses change? In which do they not change? Why?

1.The recipe says. 'The cake need three eggs.'
The recipe says[that] the cake needs three eggs.
The tense does not change-introductory verb in the present tense.
2.Mum says, 'Dinner is ready'
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3.'I should have called her to apologise, ' she said.
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4.The memo says. 'A meeting has been arranged for Tuesday morning.'
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5.'If I were you, I would save some money', she said to me.
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6.Mrs Dunn says, 'You needn't come to work this Saturday'.
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7.'I can meet you outside the Fine Arts Museum.' he told him.
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8.'I will never speak to him again.' Paula has just told us.
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9.'Kangaroos live in Australia, ' she told them.
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10.Mr Hanks says, 'My daughter is getting married next summer.'
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11.The instructors say.'Put the base on a flat surface.'
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12.'I can help you tidy the attic on Sunday.'Karen said to Joe.
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Answer 1

Mum said that dinner is ready
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she said that she should have called her to apologise
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the memo said that a meeting had been arranged for Tuesday morning.
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she said to me that, if she was me, she would save some money
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Mrs Dunn said that, you needn't come to work this Saturday
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He told him that he can meet him outside the Fine Arts Museum
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Paula just told us that she would never speak to him again.
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She told them that kangaroos live in Australia
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Mr Hanks said that his daughter is getting married next summer
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The instructors said to put the base on a flat surface
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Karen said to Joe that she can help him tidy the attic on Sunday
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