Exercise: Rewrite the following sentences using the suitable reporting verb.
1. "I'm really sorry for breaking your vase," he said.
2. "It's your fault that we are late," she said to him.
3. "This is why the machine stopped working," the engineer said.
4. "Would you like to join us for dinner tonight?" they asked us.
5. "Let me help you with your homework," the teacher said to the student.
6. "I will call you as soon as I get home," she said to her friend.
7. "You should see a doctor about that cough," he said to me.
8. "Be careful with the wet floor; it's slippery," the janitor said.