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Rewrite these sentences in
Direct Speech. Don't forget to put in the punctuation marks and
to change the tense, time, pronoun, etc. |
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The doctor told Mrs
Green not to worry too much and assured her that Eric was
recovering quickly.
"Don't worry too
much, Mrs Green," said the doctor. "Eric is recovering quickly." |
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She asked him to give her a week to
think it over and promised to let him know the answer as soon as
she could. |
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The man warned the boys to keep
away from that field since there was a fierce bull there. |
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They told me that they were going
to have a nap after lunch and not to let anyone disturb them
while they were resting. |
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The invigilator ordered the pupils
to stop writing and told them to hand their papers to the pupils
in front. |
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She informed me that there was a
parcel for me at the post office and told me to go to collect
it. |
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The gardener warned Allen to beware
of the dog and added that it had already bitten several people. |
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He asked me to let him know the
date of my departure and added that if I were going the
following day, he might come to see me off. |
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The old lady requested that the
scout help her to cross the street because the traffic was too
heavy for her to cross safely by herself. |
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He persuaded the child to stop
crying by promising to tell her a story when she went to bed. |
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She told him to show her his book
on the following day since she did not have enough time to go
over it then. |
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My mother warned me to check to see
if I had taken all my packages and not left anything behind in
the shop. |
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He called eagerly to his sister to
hurry up because the taxi had already come and was waiting for
them outside. |
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She ordered the little boy to stand
still. She complained that she could not dress him when he was
fidgeting about. |
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The man told him wife not to wait
up for him if it was later than midnight. He said that he might
be held up at the business conference. |
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The doctor greeted Alice and
offered her a seat. He remarked that she looked healthy enough
and supposed that she had come to see him about something other
than her health. |
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Answers |
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"Give me a week to think it over,"
she said. "I will let you know the answer as soon as I can." |
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"Keep away from this field!" the
man shouted to the boys. "Thee is a fierce bull here." |
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"We are going to have a nap after
lunch," they said. "Don't let anyone disturb us while we are
resting." |
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"Stop writing!" the invigilator
said. "Hand in your papers to the pupils in front." |
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"There's a parcel for you at the
post office," she said. "Go and collect it." |
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"Beware of the dog!" the gardener
warned Allen. "It has already bitten several people." |
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"Please, let me know the date of
your departure," he said. "If you're going tomorrow, I may come
to see you off." |
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"Please, could you help me to cross
the street?" the old lady asked the scout. "The traffic is too
heavy for me to cross safely by myself." |
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"Stop crying," he told the child.
"I promise to tell you a story when you go to bed." |
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"Show me your book tomorrow," she
said. "I don't have enough time to go over it now." |
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"Check and see if you have taken
all your packages," my mother said. "Don't leave anything behind
in the shop." |
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"Hurry up!" he shouted to his
sister. "The taxi has already come and is waiting for us
outside." |
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"Stand still!" she shouted at the
little boy. "I can't dress you when you're fidgeting about." |
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"Don't wait up for me after
midnight," the man said to his wife. "I may be held up at the
business conference." |
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"Hello, Alice! Have a seat," the
doctor said. "You look healthy enough; I supposed you've come to
see me about something other than your health." |
