Question

Say the following sentences in reported speech. 1. The journalist said \"TV plays an important role in people s lives\" 2. The teenager says: \"I don t feel lonely because I love reading.\" 3. Mr Smith said: \"I can t imagine my morning without a cup of coffe and \"The Times.\" 4. The correspondent said: \"The Internet makes people spend more time on-line and less time communicating face-to-face.\" 5. The teacher said to us: \"You must complete the answer sheet for this test.\" 6. Jim said: \"Last month we went to the mountains.It was great.\" 7. Alice says: \"Tomorrow I ll collect all the necessary information on this issue.\" 8. \"E-books will replace paper books in the future, \" Simon told me. 9. \"I bought these postcards by chance, \" Angela said to us. 10. \"Fifty years ago no one knew about computers and the Internet, \" he said.

Answer 1

1. The journalist said that TV plays an important role in people's lives.
2. The teenager said that he doesn't feel lonely because he likes reading.
3. Mr. Smith said that he can't imagine his morning without a cup of coffee and "The Times".
4. The correspondent said that the internet makes people spend more time on-line and less time communicating face-to-face.
5. The teacher told us that you must complete the answer sheet for this test.
6.Jim said that when they went to the mountains last month it was great.
7. Alice said that tomorrow she'll collect all the necessary information for this issue.
8. Simon told me that E-books will replace paper in the future.
9. Angela said she bought these postcards by chance.
10. He said that fifty years ago no one knew about computers and the Internet.

Answer 2

1. The journalist said that TV plays an important role in people's lives.
2. The teenager said that they don't feel lonely because they love reading.
3. Mr Smith said that he couldn't imagine his morning without a cup of coffee and "The Times."
4. The correspondent said that the Internet makes people spend more time online and less time communicating face-to-face.
5. The teacher told us that we must complete the answer sheet for that test.
6. Jim said that the previous month, they had gone to the mountains and it had been great.
7. Alice said that the following day, she would collect all the necessary information on that issue.
8. Simon told me that e-books would replace paper books in the future.
9. Angela told us that she had bought those postcards by chance.
10. He said that fifty years ago, no one knew about computers and the Internet.