Direct v Indirect Speech
Quiz
Rewrite the sentences using indirect speech to express conditions.
'If you find a new place to stay, will you leave at once?' my bunkmate asked.
My bunkmate asked ...... .
'If you buy the house, will you move in immediately?' the neighbour asked.
The neighbour asked ...... .
'If you sell the caravan, will you travel the world?' the real estate agent asked.
The real estate agent asked ...... .
'If they break the windows, will they pay for the repair?' the tenant asked.
The tenant wanted to know ...... .
'If she comes again late, will you give her the sack?' Arnold wondered.
Arnold wondered ...... .
'If he asks you to marry him, will you say yes?' Jane's friends wondered.
Jane's friends wondered ...... .
'If you found a thousand dollars in the street, would you take it to the police?' our teacher asked us.
Our teacher wanted to find out ...... .
'If she had broken her leg, would she have gone skiing nonetheless?' the surgeon asked.
The surgeon asked ...... .
'If the bus driver took the other street, would we get to school faster?' the students inquired.
The students inquired ...... .
'If I had stolen the money, would you have told the chair?' the member asked.
The member asked ...... .