The document provides 10 examples of direct speech and their conversions to reported speech. It also provides 10 examples of reported speech and their conversions back to direct speech. The examples focus on changing perspective between direct and reported speech.

1. A. Change each direct speech to reported speech.
Example: Joshua asked, “Is mother there?”
Joshua asked if his mother was there.
1. Bert asked, “Will you help me?”
2. My friend announced, “The play features a child actress.”
3. Ryan asked, “Can you come early to school?”
4. Mr. Odom asked, “What is the title of the play?”
5. Cody said, “Alvin is sick.”
6. Mrs. Auld says, “The ticket to the play costs fifty pesos each.”
7. She said, “I lived in New York.”
8. He told me, “I am ill.”
9. James said, “I saw your brother.”
10. They said, “We’ve finished our work.”

2. B. Change each reported speech to direct speech.
Example: She said that she should eat more.
She said, “I shall eat more.”
1. The ranger said that carnivores have well-developed canine
teeth.
2. Kenneth wondered when the tour would begin.
3. Mary told me that she would go to Japan.
4. Carla asked me what I was doing.
5. He said that he will come to your party.
6. She said that she had to go.
7. Timothy told his friend that he had a great time at the camp.
8. They said that they went on trips to the zoo.
9. Rhina says she loves Joshua Ryan.
10. Mrs. Charlton said she doesn’t live in Florida.