1. Sentence Combining
2AB: A. Noun Clauses
B. Adjective Clauses
Direct quotations to
indirect statements
(reported speech)
2.
3. Ex. I. Change the following
direct quotation of
statements to indirect
quotations.
Model:
He said, “We saw that movie
last week.”
→ He said that they ’d seen
that movie last week.
4. She said, “I am going to
attend the hearing.”
She said that she was
going to attend the
hearing.
5. He said, “I have a job for you
to do.”
He said that he had a job
for me to do.
6. He said, “I can type that page
in about eight minutes.”
He said that he could
type that page in about
eight minutes.
7. She told me, “I don’t like
instant coffee.”
She told me that she
didn’t like instant coffee.
8. He said, “It is important for
you to leave early.”
He said that it was
important for me to leave
early.
Next
9. “We’re going to win the game,”
he said.
He said they/we were
going to win the game.
10. “I will not be a candidate in the
next elections,” he told the
reporters.
He told the reporters
that he would not be a
candidate in the next
elections.
11. “There are many problems to
consider,” he said.
He said there were many
problems to consider.
12. Ex. II. Change the following
direct quotation of questions
with question words to indirect
quotations.
Model:
“When did you see the movie?”
she asked.
→She asked when I ’d seen the
movie.
13. “When are they going to change
the rates?” he wanted to know.
He wanted to know when
they were going to
change the rates.
14. “Where will the meeting be
held?” she asked.
She asked where the
meeting would be held.
15. “Why did they cancel the
meeting?” he asked.
He asked why they
cancelled the meeting.
16. “Which lessons should we
study?” the students asked.
The students asked
which lessons they
should study.
17. “How am I going to get to the
store?” she asked.
She asked how she was
going to get to the store.
18. “When does the next train
leave?” he asked.
He asked when the next
train left.
19. “What are you looking for?”
she asked me.
She asked me what I was
looking for.
20. “Why didn’t you write any
postcards?” she asked.
She asked me why I
didn’t write any
postcards.
21. Ex. III. Change the following
direct quotation of yes/no
questions to indirect
quotations.
Model:
“Have you seen the movie?”
she asked.
→ She asked if I had seen the
movie.
22. “Are they going to raise the
bus fare?” he asked.
He asked if they were
going to raise the bus
fare.
23. “Will there be an improvement in
the services?” they wanted to
know.
They wanted to know if
there would be an
improvement in the
services.
24. “Do lemons contain lemons
Vitamin C?” she asked.
She asked if lemons
contained Vitamin C.
25. “Did you attend the meeting?”
he asked me.
He asked me if I
attended the meeting.
26. “Did you study every lesson in
the book?” the teacher asked us.
The teacher asked us if
we had studied every
lesson in the book.
27. “Will the performance begin
on time?” she asked.
She asked if the
performance would begin
on time.
28. “Are you ready to try the
experiment?” our chemistry
teacher asked us .
Our chemistry teacher
asked us if we were
ready to try the
experiment.
29. “Are you ready to try the
experiment?” our chemistry
teacher asked us .
Our chemistry teacher
asked us if we were
ready to try the
experiment.
30. Yay, you’re done!
Now go back and do it again.
Too boring?
Change a detail to deal with the boredom factor.
See an example on the next slide.
31. “Can you kiss me after the
performance?” he asked her.
He asked her if she could
kiss him after the
performance.
I guess
your
answer
is no…
