Question

Change the direct speech into reported speech.
Example “I work hard,” Jillian said.
— Jillian said that he worked hard.
a. “I am planning to go to Kenya,” Sally said.
b. “I take my little sister to school every day,” little Anthony said.
c. “You may take my textbook,” Nonna said.
d. “They are playing in the gym now,” Nick said.
e. “I don’t like chocolate,” Mary said.
f. “My sister is ready to go” Helen said.
g. “My mother usually goes shopping on Saturday,” the girl said.
h. “The birds build their nests among the trees,” the teacher said.
i. “I am not married,” Jimmy said.
j. “I can't read these books. I don’t like them,” Petra said.

Answer 1

A. Sally said she was planning to go to Kenya.
b. Little Anthony said he took his little sister to school every day.
c. Nonna allowed them to take her textbook.
d. Nick said they were playing in the gym then.
e. Mary said she didn't like chocolate.
f. Helen said her sister was ready to go.
g. The girl said her mother usually went shopping on Saturday.
h. The teacher said that the birds built their nests among the trees.
i. Jimmy said that he was not married.
j. Petra said she couldn't read those books because she didn't like them.