Direct v Indirect Speech
Quiz
Rewrite the sentences using indirect speech to express indirect commands, requests, and advice.
'Just try and push the door open,' the priest said.
The priest encouraged us ...... .
'Jump, quick!' the pilot shouted.
The pilot urged us ...... .
'Leave the place and don't come back again,' the patriot said.
The patriot ordered us ...... .
'Break off the hunt,' the prince said.
The prince ordered ...... .
The guard said, 'Don't come any closer!'
The guard warned me ...... .
'Make the phone call at once!' the scientist said.
The scientist urged me ...... .
'Take it away tomorrow, please,' Simon said.
Simon begged me ...... .
'Don't go out today,' Laura asked me.
Laura asked me ...... .
'Hold on to these until I come back,' Jennifer said.
Jennifer requested me ...... .
'Don't forget to pick up the kids after school,' the mother said.
The mother reminded her brother ...... .