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Reported Speech from Emergency calls

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Alice: I want to report a fire. / What did Alice say?

She said she wanted to report a fire.

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Operator: OK.Where is the fire? / What did the operator ask?

He asked where the fire was.

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Operator: Is it a house fire? / What did the operator ask?

He asked if it was a house fire.

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Alice: No, I don’t think so. I see a lot of smoke and I think it’s coming from the park. / What did Alice say?

She said she didn't think so. She said that she saw a lot of smoke and she thought it was coming from the part.

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Operator: Wildfires can be pretty dangerous./ What did the operator say?

He said that wildfires could be pretty dangerous

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Operator: The firefighters are on their way. / What did the operator say?

He said the firefighter were on their way.

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Operator: Can we contact you (Alice) at this number? / What did the operator ask?

He asked if he could contact her to that number.

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Alice: I would like to report a break in at my house. / What did Alice say?

She said (that) she would like to report a break in in her house.

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Operator: When did this happen? / What did the operator ask?

He asked when it had happened.

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Alice: I believe it happened last night / What did Alice say?

She said (that) she believed it had happened the night before.

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Operator: Was anything stolen? What did the operator ask?

He asked if anything had been stolen.

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Operator: And how did they break in? / What did the operator ask?

He asked how they had broken in.

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Operator: OK, we’ll send a squad car shortly. / What did the operator say?

He said they would send a squad car soon.

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Alice: We need an ambulance right away. / What did Alice say?

She said that they needed an ambulance in that moment.

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Operator (to Alice): What is your name? / What did the operator ask?

He asked what her name was.

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Operator (to Alice): And can you tell me what happened? / What did the operator ask?

He asked if she could tell him what had happened.

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