Orange Level – Exercise #6: Changing direct speech to indirect speech |
Directions: Change direct speech (contained within quotation marks: "…." ) to indirect speech. Example: "I get a lot of email every day," he said. (a man is speaking) He said that he got a lot of email every day. 1. "Your order is ready." (a woman is speaking to you) She said that . 2. "It’s going to rain tomorrow." (a male weather man is speaking) The guy on TV said that . 3. "My car won’t start." ( a man is speaking) My coworker called to say that . 4. "We don’t have the time to fix your car." ( a mechanic is talking to a woman) The mechanic said that . 5. "I can’t come to your house tomorrow." (a female friend is speaking to you) My friend Teresa told me that . 6. "Your paycheck will be late this week." (a boss is speaking to a female employee) Her boss said that . 7. "She’s sleeping and she can’t come to the phone." (a man is talking about his wife) He said that . 8. "There’s going to be a parade this weekend." (our teacher is speaking) Our teacher told us that . 9. "They’re not safe to eat." (An man on TV is talking about the mushrooms growing in everyone’s front yard) A man on TV said that . 10. "Your idea won’t work." (My friend is talking about my idea) A friend of mine said that . |