Direct v Indirect Speech
Quiz
Rewrite the sentences using indirect speech to express advice.
'Your brother shouldn't smoke cigarettes all the time,' the GP said.
The GP advised my brother ...... .
'You shouldn't steal from your friends,' the purchasing officer mentioned.
The purchasing officer said we'd better ...... .
'Make us proud, son,' my father told me.
My father encouraged ...... .
'Run faster today, George,' his sister said.
His sister encouraged George ...... .
'Don't talk back to your teachers,' Henry's sister said.
Henry's sister urged us ...... .
'Listen carefully to everything your instructors have to say,' the HR staff said.
The HR staff advised us ...... .
'They shouldn't stand in the middle of the street,' the warden mentioned.
The warden urged them ...... .
'She should take some more piano classes,' the professional pianist said.
The professional pianist said she had better ...... .
'You shouldn't water the plants that often,' the gardener said.
The gardener warned us ...... .
'You should study for your exam next week,' the professor said.
The professor said I ...... .