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Direct to Reported Speech.

We can report what somebody says without needing to use speech marks.
For example,
I want to be a hero! announced Ruskin.
becomes
Ruskin announced that he wanted to be a hero.
Notice these things:
1. You have to write reported speech in the past tense.
. !he word that is important.
"# like your tie$% commented &am'a.
&am'a commented that he liked my tie.
Now change these(
1. "!his work is easy$% exclaimed )ia.
. "# want to go home,% pleaded *r +taiger.
,. "#t-s playtime,% announced *s Foley.
.. "# know the answered,% +amantha whispered to /lisha.
0. "# want children to work hard,% demanded the strict teacher.
1. "#-m too tired to carry on,% complained /rsalan.
Now create some o2 your own
Direct to Reported Speech.
We can report what somebody says without needing to use speech marks.
For example,
I want my breakfast! demanded Hammad
becomes
Hammad demanded that he wanted his breakfast.
Notice these things:
,. You have to write reported speech in the past tense.
.. !he word that is important.
Now change these(
3. "What time is it4% asked /lisha.
5. "!his work is easy$% exclaimed #ndi.
6. "# want to go home,% pleaded *r +taiger.
17."#t-s playtime,% announced *s Foley.
11. "# know the answer,% *usta2a whispered to &asnain.
1."# want children to work hard,% demanded the strict teacher.
Now create some o2 your own
Reported to Direct Speech.
Last week, we changed direct speech.
This week, our ob8ective is to change reported speech to direct speech.
For example,
Zia said that the work was fun.
becomes
This work is fun, said Zia
1. *inael whispered that the work was easy.
. #shaa9 complained that he wanted to go home.
,. /lisha said that /man was a good cricketer.
.. +amantha whispered to +hardell that she loved the work.
0. *r +wollam announced that he was retiring.
1. !he news reader announced that the :iver !rent had 2looded.
3. !he drowning girl screamed 2or help.
5. :imshah pleaded with the re2eree not to send her o22.
6. !he anxious new child asked where her teacher was.
17. *s Yelo2 told her class to en8oy their work.
*r :egiats 9uietly asked the class to get on with their work.
Notice that the last example uses an adverb. ;an you write a reported speech sentence
similar to the one above <using an adverb=.

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