Question

3 Rewrite these sentences in reported speech. 1 T'd be happy to put cameras all over the shop, the manager said. 2 The police can't find the con man, Dad said. 3 'We saw the robber from across the street, the woman told the police. 4 'We're thinking of having a new alarm installed, the shop owner said. 5 'We haven't heard or seen anything,' our neighbours said. 6 I'll buy the games console for you,' the man told his kids.

Answer 1

the manager said that she would be happy to put cameras all over the shop .

dad said that the police couldn't find the con man.

the woman told the police that they had seen the robber from across the street.

the shop owner said that they were thinking of having a new alarm installed.

our neighbours said that they hadn't heard or seen anything.

the man told his kids that he would buy the games consoles for them

Answer 2

1. The manager said that he'd be happy to put cameras all over the shop.
2. Dad said that the police couldn't find the con man.
3. The woman told the police that they had seen the robber from across the street.
4. The shop owner said that they were thinking of having a new alarm installed.
5. Our neighbors said that they hadn't heard or seen anything.
6. The man told his kids that he would buy the games console for them.