Reported Speech

1. The teacher said to Karen, “Please stand up”

The teacher told Karen _______________.
2. Geraldine said, “Don’t shout!”
Geraldine told us _______________.
3. Jerry asked me, “Did you see that car over there?”
Jerry asked me _______________ over there .
4. Bobby wanted to know, “Will you be at the party next Saturday”?
Bobby wanted to _______________.
5. The doctor said, “You must stay in bed .”
The doctor ordered me _______________.
6. Mr Jackson advised me, “I would not go there because it is dangerous!”
My Jackson advised me _______________ because it
_______________ dangerous.
7. The scientist said, “Atoms are the smallest elements.”
The scientist said that atoms _______________.
8. My grandmother said, “When I was young, there were no cell phones”
My grandmother said that _______________ there_______________ no
cell phones .
9. My coach said, “I won’t be able to be at the next game”
My coach said, _______________.
10. Tammy asked, “Where did you meet John?”
Tammy asked, _______________.
11. Sarah stated, “I didn’t go to class yesterday.”
Sarah stated, _______________.
12. Mark commented, “I haven’t seen Betty for weeks”.
Mark commented _______________.
13. Sammy said, “Marty didn’t get married last week.”
Sammy said _______________.
14. Pedro said, “I haven’t won the lottery”.
Pedro said _______________.