Question

Language focus 1
Reported speech
1 Complete the sentences with the
correct form of say or tell.
1 The teacher
that the class was very
the criminals
3 'Nobody has to worry! We will catch the
criminals.'
The police said that nobody
to worry as they —
4 I'll meet you here in an hour.'
He said that he
in an hour.
5 We're sorry, but it looks like your meeting
may be delayed tomorrow.'
She said that
sorry, but that
our meeting
be delayed
noisy.
2 She me that she hadn't seen anything.
3 Please watch out for pickpockets,' tell
the police officer
4 The Khan family – the TV reporter that
they'd had a terrifying experience.
5 'Don't say too much about last night,
Kai
his friends.
meet me

Complete the sentences so they
mean the same as the sentences
in direct speech.
6 'You must listen to what your father says.
My mother said that I
listen
to what my father
7 We arrested two people yesterday.'
The police said they
two people
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Answer 1

Answer:

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option C is correct as the question in the inverted commas is in the simple past tense, the appropriate introductory verb 'asked' is used, and 'if' is used to connect the two clauses.

Options A, B, and D are wrong as 'that' cannot be used, 'told' is not the appropriate introductory verb, and 'he' gives a different meaning to the question respectively.

The correct answer is C)The policeman asked that if I had seen the accident scene