Question

6)Emma: "I'm sitting on the chair." 7)Nick: "Walter doesn't eat meat." 8)Lucy: "The train didn't arrive on time." 9)Kathy: "He can speak Spanish." 10)Teacher: "Rachel has never been to Philadelphia." change to indiretc

Answer 1

Change the following sentences into reported speech:

• Emma said that she was sitting on the chair.

• Nick said that Walter didn't eat meat.

• Lucy said that the train had not arrived on time.

• Kathy said that he could speak Spanish.

• Teacher said that Rachel had never been to Philadelphia.

Assimilate:

While changing into indirect speech:

• The reported verb is not placed within the inverted commas.
• No comma is placed after the reporting verb "said"
• The reported speech is can also be introduced by the conjunction "that"

➤ If the reporting verb is in the present or future tense, the verb in the reported speech is not changed at all.

➤ If the reporting verb is in the past tense than the verbs in reported speech is also change in the past tense.

➤ If the reported speech contain some universal fact then the simple past in reported speech will not change.

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Answer 2

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6. Emma said that she was sitting on the chair.

7. Nick said that Walter didn't eat meat.

8. Lucy said that the train had not arrived on time.

9. Kathy said that he could speak Spanish.

10. Teacher said that Rachel had never been to Philadelphia.