Miss Ruppert said, 'My birthday is not on April 4.'
Miss Ruppert said ...... .

I thought, 'You will join our party tomorrow.'
I thought ...... .

Fred told us, 'I had sold my old car before getting a new one yesterday.'
Fred told us ...... .

Laura answered, 'This is me.'
Laura answered ...... .

The accused said, 'I didn't intend to hurt her at all.'
The accused said ...... .

The supervisor told me, 'I want to see you today, Simon.'
The supervisor told me ...... .

The champions told the reporter, 'We tried to do our best.'
The champions told the reporter ...... .

Herbert's daughter told him, 'I was walking down the street yesterday when I met your brother.'
Herbert's daughter told him ...... .

An expert on economy told me, 'They are working towards finding a method of tackling such problems now.'
An expert on economy told me ...... .

The cameraman thought, 'Your name is Rick.'
The cameraman thought ...... .