Direct v Indirect Speech
Quiz
Rewrite the sentences using indirect speech. Drop the relative 'that' if possible.
'I'm going to leave the country at the end of the month,' Kate said.
Kate announced ...... .
'Rachel made little Tom cry last night,' Frank said.
Frank confirmed that ...... .
Henry said, 'I'm going to the club tonight.'
Henry mentioned ...... .
'I really think we should play some games now,' the actor said.
The actor suggested ...... .
The reporter said, 'He took the money from my wallet.'
The reporter accused ...... .
'We should never have left the camp,' Laura said.
Laura was sorry for ...... .
'I shouldn't have broken the vase,' Martin's father said.
Martin's father apologised ...... .
'I must get rid of the the body this Sunday,' the murderer said.
The murderer insisted on ...... .
'He broke into the lab last night,' Simon said.
Simon said Jack admitted ...... .
'I didn't steal your wallet, Greg,' his sister said.
His sister denied ...... .