Direct v Indirect Speech
Quiz
Rewrite the sentences using indirect speech to express requests.
'Lend me some money, please,' the driver said.
The driver begged us ...... .
'Stop looking at the watch all the time,' Marcus told me.
Marcus told me ...... .
'Type the letter today, please,' the boss asked her PA.
The boss asked her PA ...... .
'Don't smoke in here, please,' the dentist asked her.
The dentist asked her ...... .
'Have some coffee, Daniel,' the host said.
The host invited Daniel ...... .
'Please, do not invest all our money into the venture,' the mother cried.
The mother implored the father ...... .
'Take a seat, please,' the hostess said.
The hostess invited us ...... .
'Don't speak so loudly, Thomas,' Mrs Thomson said.
Mrs Thomson asked Thomas ...... .
'Please, let go of me,' the poor woman cried.
The poor woman implored him ...... .
'Please, don't tell anybody I know about him,' Tina begged me.
Tina begged me ...... .