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English 40 Public

Practice transforming sentences

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The commander asked:” Do our soldiers have enough weapons?” (The commander wanted to know...)

The commander wanted to know if their/his soldiers had enough weapons.

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He asked:” Are we going to start work tomorrow?”

He asked if they were going to start work the next day.

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They inquired:” Did you see Charles yesterday”?

They inquired if I had seen Charles the day before.

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They inquired:” Have they ever been to America?”

They inquired if they had ever been to America.

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The watchmaker asked:” Did you buy this Swiss watch at my place”?

The watchmaker asked if he/she had bought that Swiss watch at his place

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She wanted to know:”Were you informed about the meeting yesterday?”

She wanted to know if I had been informed about the meeting the day before.

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The assistant asked:” Are you looking for something?”

The assistant asked if I was looking for something

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They wanted to know:” Will we go for a walk if the weather is fine?”

They wanted to know if they would go for a walk if the weather was fine.

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The doctor wanted to know:” Have you had the symptoms for a long time?”

The doctor wanted to know if I had had the symptoms for a long time.

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. Mary said:” I will play cards the day after tomorrow”. (Mary informed me…)

Marry informed me that she would play cards the following day/the next day

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Sophie said:”I went to bed early last night”. (Sophie said ….)

Sophie said that she had gone to bed early that night.

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He told me:”You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen”. (He told me …)

He told me that I was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen

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Gloria:” I am sorry but I can’t come to your birthday party because I am going away for the weekend.” (Gloria explained that …)

Gloria explained that she was really sorry but she couldn’t come to my party because she was going away for the weekend.

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Judy complained: “I have already written this essay four times.”

Judy complained that she had already written that essay four times.

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Miss Jackson:”I warned you to study for the test a month ago.” (Miss Jackson reminded me...)

Miss Jackson reminded me that she had warned me to study for the test a month before

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Dave:” I was outside the classroom during the break but I saw a group of my colleagues inside the room.” (Dave said that …)

Dave said that he had been outside the classroom during the break but he had seen a group of his colleagues inside the room.

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