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Direct & Reported Speech

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  • Punctuate correctly: An eyewitness told reporters... (I couldn't believe my eyes)
    An eyewitness told reporters, "I couldn't believe my eyes."
  • Punctuate correctly: ... they told onlookers (keep back please)
    "Keep back please," they told onlookers.
  • "Mission accomplished!" they announced.
    They announced that the mission was accomplished.
  • Punctuate correctly: As he said in his own words... (the mission was a success)
    As he said in his own words, "The mission was a success."
  • "We are overjoyed!" the team reported.
    The team reported that they were overjoyed.
  • "I will be there," she told us.
    She told us that she would be there.
  • Punctuate correctly: ... she said of her role in the mission (I was part of a great team)
    "I was part of a great team," she said of her role in the mission.
  • Punctuate correctly: To quote one of the team members... (we are safe and that's all that counts)
    To quote one of the team members, "We are safe and that's all that counts."
  • He said, "I am happy to be home safely."
    He said that he was happy to be home safely.
  • He explained, "We will begin tomorrow."
    He explained that they would begin the following day.