Question

ПОМОГИТЕ ПРОШУУУУУУ Change the following sentences into the reported speech speech. 1.She said,” I`ve lost my keys.” 2.”Where is the lecture theatre?”Steve asked me. 3.”I was surfing the Net,” she said. 4.”Call me later!” Mary said to Tom. 5.”Don`t make noise!” she said to the children. 6.”Do you like jazz?”he asked her. 7.”The students will practise after lunch”, the teacher said. 8.”Be quiet!” the librarian told them. 9.”Can you do the dishes, please?”he asked her. 10.”What did you put in the salad?” he asked.

Answer 1

She said she had lost her keys.
Steve asked me where the lecture theatre was
She said she had been surfing the Net
Mary asked Tom to call her later
She asked the children not to make noise
He asked her if she liked jazz
The teacher said  the students would practise after lunch
The librarian asked them to be quiet
He asked her if she could do the dishes
He asked me what I had put in the salad

Answer 2

To change the given sentences into reported speech, we need to follow certain rules. In reported speech, the tense of the verb is usually shifted back, and the pronouns and adverbs of time and place may also change. Let's go through each sentence and convert it into reported speech:

1. She said, "I've lost my keys." Reported speech: She said that she had lost her keys.

2. "Where is the lecture theatre?" Steve asked me. Reported speech: Steve asked me where the lecture theatre was.

3. "I was surfing the Net," she said. Reported speech: She said that she had been surfing the Net.

4. "Call me later!" Mary said to Tom. Reported speech: Mary told Tom to call her later.

5. "Don't make noise!" she said to the children. Reported speech: She told the children not to make noise.

6. "Do you like jazz?" he asked her. Reported speech: He asked her if she liked jazz.

7. "The students will practice after lunch," the teacher said. Reported speech: The teacher said that the students would practice after lunch.

8. "Be quiet!" the librarian told them. Reported speech: The librarian told them to be quiet.

9. "Can you do the dishes, please?" he asked her. Reported speech: He asked her if she could do the dishes, please.

10. "What did you put in the salad?" he asked. Reported speech: He asked what she had put in the salad.

By following these rules, we have successfully changed the given sentences into reported speech.