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Read The Sentences and Fill in The Blank Space With The Right Form!

The document provides examples of direct and indirect speech and asks the reader to fill in the blanks to complete the indirect speech versions. It contains 15 sentences with a direct quote followed by a blank for the indirect version. The overall task is to correctly change the direct quotes into the appropriate indirect speech constructions.

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Read The Sentences and Fill in The Blank Space With The Right Form!

The document provides examples of direct and indirect speech and asks the reader to fill in the blanks to complete the indirect speech versions. It contains 15 sentences with a direct quote followed by a blank for the indirect version. The overall task is to correctly change the direct quotes into the appropriate indirect speech constructions.

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Read the sentences and fill in the blank space with the right form!

1. Direct : The old woman said to the boy, ‘Please help me.’
Indirect : The old woman requested __________________________________
2. Direct : I said to him, ‘Love and obey your parents.’
Indirect : I advised him (should) __________________________________
3. Direct : The teacher said to the students, ‘Work hard.’
Indirect : The teacher suggested __________________________________
4. Direct : Jim said to me, ‘Please lend me your pen.’
Indirect : Jim requested __________________________________
5. Direct : The doctor said to the patient, ‘Quit smoking.’
Indirect : The doctor advised the patient (should) ___________________________
6. Direct : The officer said to the clerk, ‘Do it immediately.’
Indirect : The officer ordered __________________________________
7. Direct : The teacher said to the boy, ‘Come in, please.’
Indirect : The teacher allowed __________________________________
8. Direct : He said to me, ‘Post this letter at once.’
Indirect : He ordered me __________________________________
9. Direct : I said to the children, ‘Do not make a noise.’
Indirect : I forbade the children __________________________________
10. Direct : I said to her, ‘Don’t mention his name.’
Indirect : I forbade __________________________________
11. Direct : I said to the child, ‘Do not look down into the well.’
Indirect : I warned __________________________________
12. Direct : He said to me, ‘Wait here till I return.’
Indirect : He asked __________________________________
13. Direct :The ambulance driver to pedestrians: "Move out of the way!"
Indirect :The driver said __________________________________
14. Direct : Daniel to his mother: "Don’t wait for me."
Indirect : His mother said __________________________________
15. Direct : The teacher said to me "Open your notebook."
Indirect : The teacher said __________________________________

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