молю моя жизнь в ваших руках Write sentences in reported speech. Use a suitable reporting verb in the past simple.
1 “Leave me alone!”(Chris to Bob)
2 “You must work harder to get better marks.” (the teacher to us)
3 “Don`t say anything, please.” (Amy to me)
4 “Yes, it was me. I took the necklace.” (Holly to us)
5 “I`ll speak to your teacher in the morning.” ( Dad to my brother)
6 “Do you want to know the truth?” (Sally to Grace)
7 “Where is the nearest cashp
To transform the sentence into reported speech, we change the verb "said" to "told" because there is a direct object (Bob) in the sentence.
2. The teacher told us that we needed to work harder to get better marks.
To transform the sentence into reported speech, we change the verb "said" to "told" because there is a direct object (us) in the sentence. Also, we use the modal verb "needed to" to express the obligation.
3. Amy asked me not to say anything.
To transform the sentence into reported speech, we change the verb "said" to "asked" because it is a request. We also change the verb "don't" to "not" to maintain the meaning of the sentence.
4. Holly admitted that she had taken the necklace.
To transform the sentence into reported speech, we use the verb "admitted" because Holly is confessing to something. Additionally, we change "it was me" to "she had taken" to match the past tense form.
5. Dad said that he would speak to my brother's teacher in the morning.
To transform the sentence into reported speech, we use the verb "said" because it is a statement. We change "I'll" to "he would" to indicate future in the past.
6. Sally asked Grace if she wanted to know the truth.
To transform the sentence into reported speech, we change the verb "said" to "asked" because it is a question. We also change "do you want" to "if she wanted" to maintain the meaning.
7. I asked where the nearest cashpoint was.
To transform the sentence into reported speech, we change the verb "said" to "asked" because it is a question. We maintain the structure and word order of the original sentence.