Question

Change the sentences from the Direct into the Reported speech: 1. "Be carreful," her mother said. 2. "Paul, I've bought a new pair of trainers," Mary said. 3. "Why is the world round?" asked the little girl. 4. "Have you been to New York?" the boy asked. 5. " I don't want to go," she said.

Answer 1

1. Her mother told her to be careful.
2. Mary told Paul that she had bought a new pair of trainers.
3. The little girl asked why the world was round.
4. The boy asked me if I had been to New York.
5. She said that she didn't want to go.

Answer 2

1. Her mother told her to be careful.
2. Mary informed Paul that she had bought a new pair of trainers.
3. The little girl asked why the world was round.
4. The boy asked if he had been to New York.
5. She stated that she didn't want to go.