REPORTED SPEECH
Fill in the blanks to complete the reported speech sentences with one word only
Fill in the blanks to complete the reported speech sentences with one word only.
“I am going shopping,” said Anna.
Anna
(that) she
going shopping.
“Where are you going?” she asked them.
She asked them
going.
“Go away!”, said his friend.
His friend said
away.
She asked me, “Are you ready to leave?”
She asked me
I
ready to leave.
“I'll pick you up at five o'clock.”, he told her.
He told
(that)
pick
up at five o'clock.
“It's time for lunch,” Ruth said.
Ruth said (that) it
time for lunch.
“When did you arrive?”, asked Marilyn.
Marylin asked
I
.
“The meeting started ten minutes ago,” she said.
She said (that) the meeting
ten minutes
.
My father told me, “Don't be late.”
My father told me
late.
“Tom has already left.”, Pam told us.
Pam told us (that)
already
.
Joe: “Who's there?”
Joe
who
there.
“What skirt did you buy?”, she asked me.
She asked me
I
.
They said, “We are leaving early in the morning.”
They said (that)
early in the morning.
“Don't go near the fire,” Dad said to the boys.
Dad said
near the fire.
“Let's have a barbecue this weekend.”, suggested Liz.
Liz suggested (that)
a barbecue
weekend.
Robert said, “This film is very funny”.
Robert said (that)
very funny.
“I am starting a new job next week,” she said.
She said (that)
a new job the
week.
“I got my exam results last week,” he told them.
He told
(that)
his exam results the week
.
“I can't afford to buy this dress,” said Sally.
Sally said (that)
afford to buy
dress.
Frank said, “That is the house where I was born”
Frank said (that)
the house where
born.
“That was a wonderful party,” said Jill.
Jill said (that)
a wonderful party.
“Oranges grow in hot countries,” the teacher said. (This situation is still true!)
The teacher said (that)
in hot countries.
“This is a very famous statue,” the tour guide told us.
The tour guide told us (that)
a very famous statue.
“I don't like that jacket,” said Bob.
Bob said
jacket.
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