Question

Change into reported speech. (Переведите в косвенную речь). Example: ’Come back again next month. ’ (They, we) They ask us to come back next month. 1) ‘Buy a kilo of sugar. ’ (a mother, a son) 2) ‘Don’t be late. ’ (a mother, she) 3) ‘Open your suitcase. ’ (a customs officer, I) 4) ‘Please don’t cry. ’ (he, she) 5) ‘Watch your mouth. ’ (father, she)

Answer 1

1) they said that we should come back next month
2)Mother asked son to buy a kilo of sugar
3)mother asked her not to be late
4)He asked her not to cry
5)Father told her to watch her mouth

Answer 2

1. The mother told her son to buy a kilo of sugar.
2. She (the mother) told her not to be late.
3. I was told by a customs officer to open my suitcase.
4. He asked her not to cry.
5. She (the father) told her to watch her mouth.