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English 14 Public

Rewrite the sentences in reported speech using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

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'Leave the classroom!' the teacher shouted at Angelo. (told)

The teacher told Angelo to leave the classroom.

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'Where did you study law?' Martha asked Tony. (had)

Martha asked Tony where he had studied law.

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‘Your classroom is on the first floor,’ the head teacher said to Jane. (tell)

The head teacher told Jane that her classroom was on the first floor.

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‘I went to Harvard University,’ said Jamie. (boast)

Jamie boasted that he had gone to Harvard University.

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‘How long have you been a teacher,’ she asked. (ask)

She asked me how long I had been a teacher.

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'I'm certain you lied about your qualifications,' she said. (accused)

She accused me of lying about my qualifications.

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'Is your office nicely decorated?' she asked. (was)

She asked me whether/ if my office was nicely decorated.

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'Please don't speak during the test,' Mr Jones said to us. (asked)

Mr. Jones asked us not to speak during the test.

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'I will not be at school tomorrow,' said Sandy. (said)

Sandy said that she would not be at school the next day.

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'Your application form will be sent to you next week,' said the secretary. (told)

The secretary told me that my application form would be sent to me the following week/ the week after.

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'Why did you apply for this course?' asked the professor. (ask)

The professor asked why I had applied for that course.

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‘You’re always late,’ said Bob’s teacher. (complain)

Bob's teacher complained that he was always late.

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'I didn't take your dictionary!' Said Bernie. (deny)

Bernie denied taking my dictionary.

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'We're doing a chemistry experiment this morning,' said Martin. (said)

Martin said that they were doing a chemistry experiment that morning.

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