Question

After studying how to transform direct speech to reported speech and vice versa.
answer the following exercises below. Tell whether the given sentence is a DIRECT
SPEECH or REPORTED/INDIRECT SPEECH, afterwards, give their equivalent
transformed sentences. (2 points each)
1. Louie told me that his favorite food is pasta
Transformed Sentence:
2. My mother said, "You should not eat too much chocolate
Transformed Sentence
3. Mrs. Luzano asked the students to list the weight and height
of the students on their worksheets.
Transformed Sentence:
4. The priest said, "Love your neighbor as you love yourself".
Transformed Sentence:
5. "Your son is healthy", the doctor said to my mother.
Transformed Sentence:​

Answer 1

1) Louie told me that his favorite food is pasta :-

Indirect/Reported speech

Transformed Sentence:  Louie said "my favorite food is pasta".

2) My mother said, "You should not eat too much chocolate"  :-  

Direct speech

Transformed Sentence: My mother told me to not to eat too much chocolate.

3) Mrs. Luzano asked the students to list the weight and height

of the students on their worksheets :-

Indirect/Reported speech

Transformed Sentence: Mrs. Luzano said "write your weight and height on your worksheets" to the students.

4) The priest said, "Love your neighbor as you love yourself" :-

Direct speech

Transformed Sentence: The preist told me that I should love my neighbour the way I love myself.

5) "Your son is healthy", the doctor said to my mother :-

Direct speech

Transformed Sentence:​ The doctor said to my mother that I was healthy.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Reported Speech

Transformed sentence: Louie said to me, "My favourite food is pasta."

2. Direct Speech

Transformed Sentence: My mother told not to eat too much chocolate.

3. Reported Speech

Transformed Sentence: Mrs. Luzano said to the students, "List your weight and height in your worksheets."

4. Direct Speech

Transformed Sentence: The priest asked to love his neighbour as he loved himself.

5. Direct Speech

Transformed Sentence: The doctor told my mother that her son was healthy.