5. Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
1. John said, ‘I love this city.’
2. “Be nice to others”, Priya said.
3. “Don’t waste your money” he said to the boys.
4. She said, “everyone loves her.”
5. She said, “He works in a bank.”
6. Seema said, ‘I don’t have a laptop.”
7. Kanika said, “I don’t go to the gym very often.”
8. “We don’t travel much”, she said.
Answers
Question: Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
Answers:
1. John said, ‘I love this city.’
=> John said that he loved that city.
2. . “Be nice to others”, Priya said.
=> Priya advised to be nice to others.
3. “Don’t waste your money” he said to the boys.
=> He suggested boys not to waste their money.
4. . She said, “everyone loves her.”
=> She said that everybody loved her.
5. She said, “He works in a bank.”
=> She said that he worked in a bank.
6. Seema said, ‘I don’t have a laptop.”
=> Seema said that she didn't have a laptop.
7. Kanika said, “I don’t go to the gym very often.”
=> Kanika said that she doesn't go to the gym very often.
8. “We don’t travel much”, she said.
=> She said that they didn't travel much.
Answer:
1)John said that he loved that city.
2)priya advised to be to nice others.
3)he said to the boys that don't waste their money.
4)she said that everyone loves her.
5)she said that he worked in a bank.
6)seema said that she didn't have a laptop .
7)kanika said that she didn't go to the gym often
8)she said that they don't travel much.