Direct v Indirect Speech
Quiz
Rewrite the sentences using indirect speech to express indirect commands and orders.
'Hide the camera in the box,' the customs officer said.
The customs officer said that I ...... .
'Fight to the death,' the master told them.
The master told them that ...... .
'Stay away from that punk,' the principal said.
The principal said ...... .
Our skiing instructor says, 'Stay focused all the time.'
Our skiing instructor says that we ...... .
'Don't torture the prisoner more than necessary,' the king says.
The king says that I ...... .
'Take the boats to the camp,' the captain said.
The captain said that we ...... .
'Leave the printer on the desk,' the technician says.
The technician says that you ...... .
'If I don't make it to the island, send a rescue team after me,' the climber told him.
The climber told him that he ...... .
The negotiators say, 'If they don't offer you anything, break off the negotiations at once.'
The negotiators say that we ...... .
'If she doesn't pass the exam, ground her for a week at least,' the cousin told me.
The cousin told me that I ...... .