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I said to him, ‘Obey your parents.’
I told him to obey his parents
he teacher said to the boys, ‘Work hard.’
The teacher told the boys to work hard.
Jim said to me, ‘Lend me your pen, please.’
Jim asked me to lend him my pencil.
The doctor said to the patient, ‘Do not consume too much sugar.’
The doctor told the patient not to consume too much sugar.
The father said to the son, ‘Put that book back on the shelf when you have finished with it.’
The father told his son to put that book back on the shelf when he had finished with it.
The father said to the son, ‘Please put that book back on the shelf when you have finished with it.’
The father asked his son to put that book back on the shelf when he had finished with it.
"Close the window." said the teacher to her studens.
The teacher told them to close the window.
She said, "Answer the phone please."
She asked me answer the phone.
She said to her friends, "Meet me in the mall."
She told them to meet her in the mall.
"Please stop smoking John." she said.
She asked John to stop smoking.
What is the correct formula to create a reported speech sentence. for a command.
Subject + told + pronoun or noun + infinitive + compliment.
What is the correct formula to create a reported speech for a request?
Subject + ask + pronoun or noun + infinitive + compliment.
The teacher said, "Look up these words in the dictionary."
The teacher told us to look up the words in the dictionary.
"Will you please walk on the sidewalk?" he asked.
He asked me to walk on the sidewalk.
The man said, "Please don´t walk on the grass."
The man asked me not to walk on the grass.
"Finish the report by tomorrow, or else you're fired."
My boss told me to finish the report by tomorrow, or else I was fired.
