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Reported Speech

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    Rewrite the sentences in reported speech or choose the correct answer.
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  • "I'm not surprised at all." She told me . . .
    She told me that she's not surprised at all.
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  • "Have you heard the news?" He asked me . . .
    He asked me if I had heard the news.
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  • "There's a bank down the street." She said . . .
    She said that there's was/is a bank down the street.
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  • "Why aren't you talking?" She asked . . .
    She asked me why I wasn't talking.
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  • "Give him a call." She told . . .
    She told me to give him a call.
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  • "We're getting married." She told . . .
    She told me that they were getting married.
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  • "Was the movie scary?" The children . . .
    The children asked me if the movie was/had been scary.
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  • "We didn't take the 8 o'clock train." They told . . .
    They told me that they hadn't taken/didn't take the 8 o'clock train.
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  • "Who did you see?" (a)She asked me who I'd seen. (b)She asked who'd I've seen. (c)She told me who I'd seen.
    A.
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  • "Have you fed the dog?" (a)She asked whether I did feed the dog. (b)She asked if I fed the dog. (c)She asked me whether I had fed the dog.
    C
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  • Which sentence is NOT correct? (a)Lisa said she didn't have a map. (b)Karen said she was going to be late. (c)James said he will help me.
    C
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  • He said that it was cold outside. Which word is optional? (a)said (b)that (c)was
    B
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  • "I will stop smoking on Tuesday." She said . . .
    She said she would stop smoking on Tuesday.
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  • "Can Melanie drive?" She asked . . . (a)if Melanie could drive (b)if Melanie drives
    A
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  • "I see many swallows." He said he (a)saw many swallows (b)had seen many swallows
    B
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  • "Are you high on drugs?" My parents: (a)asked whether I was high. (b)asked me if I was high. (c)were asking me if I was high.
    B
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