Direct v Indirect Speech
Quiz
Rewrite the sentences using indirect speech.
'Why can't you listen to me for once?' the wife inquired.
The wife inquired ...... .
'What don't you understand about the equation?' the maths teacher asked.
The maths teacher asked ...... .
'Why won't they leave my son alone?' the mother asked.
The mother asked ...... .
'Where didn't you hide the eggs?' the children wondered.
The children wondered ...... .
'Why aren't you working with your friends today?' the CFO asked.
The CFO wanted to know ...... .
'Why haven't you informed your family?' Gloria asked.
Gloria asked ...... .
'Why doesn't she want to talk to you?' my classmate asked.
My classmate wanted to know ...... .
'Why didn't he take a break then?' the foreman wondered.
The foreman wondered ...... .
'Why weren't they paying attention during classes?' the headmaster asked.
The headmaster asked ...... .
'Don't you speak Spanish?' the cook asked.
The cook asked ...... .