Direct v Indirect Speech
Quiz
Rewrite the sentences using indirect speech to express indirect commands, requests, and advice.
'Put on some decent clothes, Daniela!' her father said.
Daniela's father told her ...... .
'Read the book this month,' the poetry instructor said.
The poetry instructor invited us ...... .
'Get me a cold beer!' the clerk said.
The clerk ordered me ...... .
'Listen!' Martin shouted.
Martin requested us ...... .
'Don't go out tonight, please,' Sarah asked him.
Sarah begged him ...... .
'Clean up the mess in your room, David!' his parents said.
David's parents asked him ...... .
'Jot down those few words,' my classmate asked me.
My classmate asked me ...... .
'Catch the butterfly as soon as possible,' the botanist said.
The botanist encouraged us ...... .
'Hide in the bushes over there!' the drug dealer said.
The drug dealer commanded us ...... .
'Keep your voice down,' the nurse said.
The nurse reminded us ...... .