Worksheet 23

Grammar
Direct and reported speech

Name No. Class

Date / / Teacher

1 Rewrite the following sentences in the reported speech. Revise:

Student’s Book, pp. 178-179
a. “It is impossible to eradicate discrimination for good,” I said. Workbook, p. 93
Study Guide, pp. 28-29, 45-46
I said it to eradicate discrimination for good.
b. “I have asked them to apologise to the migrant,” claimed Ross.
Ross claimed that to the migrant.
c. “I met the guest worker yesterday,” he told me.
He told me the guest worker .
d. “I will not take part in this conspiracy,” said Mary.
Mary said that in conspiracy.

2 Change the following sentences from indirect to direct speech.

a. The migrant admitted that he had never worked in a factory.
“I ,” admitted the migrant.
b. They told us they would solve the hate crime incident the following day.
“We ,” they told us.
c. We told the tourists that we were meeting them in Manhattan.
“We ,” we told the tourists.
d. She said she worked at the immigration office in New York.
“I ,” she told us.

3 Change the following sentences from direct to indirect speech.

a. “She’s been staying with a friend during her Erasmus programme.”
She said
b. “Will you apply for the green card when you arrive in the US?”
Sonya asked Martin
c. “Don’t stand here and pretend you didn’t witness that racist incident.”
Melanie told Tom
d. “I haven’t flown by plane before. It was my first time abroad.”
Tracy said
e. “Western culture is adopted by many immigrants who want to fit in.”
The politician said