Direct v Indirect Speech
Quiz
Rewrite the sentences using indirect speech to express requests and orders.
'Will you give me a hand, Patrick?' the PA asked.
The PA asked Patrick ...... .
'Will you call me tomorrow, then?' David's girlfriend asked.
David's girlfriend asked him ...... .
The associate asked, 'Will you shut the window, please?'
The associate asked us ...... .
The lumberjack asked, 'Will you take the jigsaw to the market?'
The lumberjack asked us ...... .
'Will you inform me of any changes, Charlie?' the jumper asked.
The jumper asked Charlie ...... .
'Will you leave me alone!' the guy said.
The guy told me ...... .
'Will you be quiet!' the son said.
The son ordered his mother ...... .
Lara said, 'Be reasonable, will you!'
Lara told me ...... .
The technician said, 'Sit still, will you!'
The technician ordered me ...... .
'Will you cut the crap!' the barrister told us.
The barrister told us ...... .