Cohesive Devices - Exercise

Rewrite the following as reported speech.

1. "I am going to the party tonight," he said.
2. She said, "What time does the movie start?"
3. He said, "Please pass me the salt."
4. She said, "Did you finish your homework?"
5. He said, "Wow! What a beautiful sunset!"
6. She said, "I will never forget this moment."
7. He said to me, "How are you feeling today?"
8. She said, "Don't touch that!"
9. He said, "Can you help me with this math problem?"
10. She said, "I have already finished my lunch."
11. He said, "Why are you late?"
12. She said, "Please, could you close the window?"
13. He said, "Did you see the news this morning?"
14. She said, "What a lovely surprise!"
15. He said, "Let's go for a walk in the park."
16. She said, "I want to buy a new phone."
17. He said, "Who ate all the cookies?"
18. She said to me, "Be careful, it's slippery!"
19. He said, "Why did you change your mind?"
20. She said, "I can't believe we won!"

 [For a discussion on how to change sentences in to reported speech, read this]

Answers:

1. He said that he was going to the party tonight.
2. She asked what time the movie started.
3. He asked to pass him the salt.
4. She asked if I had finished my homework.
5. He exclaimed in amazement that it was a beautiful sunset.
6. She said that she would never forget that moment.
7. He asked how I was feeling that day.
8. She warned not to touch that.
9. He asked if I could help him with that math problem.
10. She said that she had already finished her lunch.
11. He asked why I was late.
12. She requested to close the window.
13. He asked if I had seen the news that morning.
14. She exclaimed happily that it was a lovely surprise.
15. He suggested going for a walk in the park.
16. She said that she wanted to buy a new phone.
17. He asked who had eaten all the cookies.
18. She warned me to be careful as it was slippery.
19. He asked why I had changed my mind.
20. She exclaimed in disbelief that they had won.
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