Direct v Indirect Speech
Quiz
Rewrite the sentences using indirect speech. Drop the relative 'that' if possible.
'They should stay home tonight,' the manager's wife said.
The manager's wife advised ...... .
'Your parents are going to land tomorrow,' David's guardian told him.
David's guardian assured ...... .
'You will not be harmed, guys,' the captain said.
The captain reassured ...... .
The gardener said, 'She should see a doctor as soon as possible.'
The gardener persuaded ...... .
'You shouldn't buy a fridge today,' the shop assistant said.
The shop assistant convinced ...... .
'The scouts need to rest now,' their leader said.
The scouts' leader informed us ...... .
The pirate said, 'Your friends won't get hurt, Liz.'
The pirate assured ...... .
The chemist said, 'You have to put a lid on it.'
The chemist convinced ...... .
'You really shouldn't smoke cigarettes, Henry,' his friend said.
His friend advised ...... .
My grandmother said, 'We shouldn't talk nonsense.'
My grandmother convinced me ...... .