Direct v Indirect Speech
Quiz
Rewrite the sentences using indirect speech.
'Great!' said the merchant and deposited the money in the bank.
With an ...... .
'You'd better take the umbrella. It's a bit rainy outside,' Jack's wife said.
Jack's wife advised ...... .
'Heavens!' shouted the young man and grabbed the phone.
With an ...... .
'Terrible!' the researcher exclaimed and ran out of his room.
With an ...... .
'The boys and I are going to the shops,' the mother said. 'Do you want me to get you something, darling?'
The mother said that ...... .
'I can hardly hear you at the back, Dr Finley,' Steven said. 'Can you speak up, please?
Steven said ...... .
'Splendid!' the sailor shouted and asked to join the next expedition too.
With an ...... .
'Yummy!' the little girl said and asked for seconds.
With an ...... .
'Ugh!' the cook exclaimed and turned off the oven.
With an ...... .
'I've got no idea where we are. Have you?' the tracker asked.
The tracker said ...... .