Direct v Indirect Speech
Quiz
Rewrite the sentences using indirect speech. Make sure you emphasize that you have made a choice.
'Do you prefer to go by bus or tram?' the guide asked us.
The guide asked us ...... .
'Do they usually spend their free time in the gym or at the cinema?' my mother wondered.
My mother wondered ...... .
'Does she want to make the beds or the dinner?' the head scout asked.
The head scout asked ...... .
'Does he want to help us?' the director inquired.
The director inquired ...... .
'Do you want to go left or right, Helen?' her sister asked.
She asked her sister ...... .
'Do you take the boat or wait for the ship?' the shop assistant asked.
The shop assistant asked me ...... .
'Do you want to spend the night in a tent or out in the open?' the guy inquired.
The guy inquired ...... .
'Are you going to have the ice cream or the sandwich?' Robert asked me.
Robert asked me ...... .
'Have they forgotten the passphrase or the user name?' the director wondered.
The director wondered ...... .
'Did he ask you to marry him or just to go out?' her friends inquired.
Her friends inquired ...... .