Question

Exercise 1
Change into indirect speech.
He said to me, I have often told you not to play with fire."
You have all done it very badly,' remarked the teacher.
3. They wrote, 'It is time we thought about settling this matter.'
4. The teacher promised, 'If you come before school tomorrow, I will explain it
5. She wrote, “I am waiting and watching and longing for my son's return.
6. The examiner's orders were, 'No one is to bring books into the room nor ask me
questions about what I have told you to do.'
7 The dwarf said to her, 'Promise me that when you are Queen you will give me you
first-born child.'
8. That is my horse,' said he, 'and if I do not prove it in a few minutes I will give up
my claim.'
9. I will avenge your wrongs,' he cried. 'I will not enter Athens until I have punished
the king who had so cruelly treated you.'
10. He wrote and said, 'I am unable to come just now because I am ill, but I will
certainly start as soon as I am well enough to do so.'
Exercise 2​

Answer 1

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◆ he asked me how my father was .

◆ the evil monster asked which way she had gone .

◆ he asked her waht did she want

◆ulysees asked the little bird if it had something to tell

◆ the young sparrow asked her mother what that queer object was

◆ they cried that who he was and what did he want .