Indirect Speech Level 1-4

Level 1

''Hand in your exercise books, class,''said Miss Lau.

Miss Lau ordered the class to hand in their exercise books.

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The beggar asked the gentleman,''Please give me some money.''

The beggar asked the gentleman to give him some money.

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''Listen to the instructions of building a tent carefully,''said the instructor to the trainees.

The instructor told the trainees to listen to the instructions of building a tent carefully.

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''Don't frighten the animals,''said the farmer to the naughty boy.

The farmer told the naughty boy not to frighten the animals.

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''Please call again later in the afternoon,'' said the receptionist.

The receptionist asked me to call called again later in that afternoon.
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Level two

''Will you come to my party,Timothy?''asked Peter

Peter asked Timothy whether he would come to his party.

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''Have you done your homework, Nancy?''asked her tutor.

The tutor asked Nancy whether she had done her homework.

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Grandfather asked Wilson,''Did you win the race yesterday?''

Grandfather asked Wilson whether he had won the race the day before.

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''Is your father a solicitor,Tommy?''asked Matthew.

Matthew asked Tommy if his father was a solicitor.

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The maid asked Annie,''Did you spill the coffee on the floor?''

The maid asked Annie if she had spilt the coffee on the floor.

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Level three

Dorothy asked me,''What did you buy yesterday?''

Dorothy asked me what I had brought the day before.

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She asked the helper,''Where can I throw the rubbish?''

She asked the helper where she could throw the rubbish.

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Mary said to John,''How are your parents?''

Mary asked John how his parents were.

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Betty asked Jim,''When are the people arriving?''

Betty asked Jim when the people were arriving.

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Mr. Ho asked the librarian,''Which books belong to this library?''

Mr. Ho asked the librarian which books belonged to that library.

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Level four

John said,''Peter and Sam are at home at the present moment.''

John said that Peter and Sam were at home at that moment.
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Mother said,''The books were in my room last night.''

Mother said that the books were in her room the night before.
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''Stop writing!''Mr.Lee ordered the students.

Mr. Lee ordered the students to stop writing.
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The nurse said to the patients,''Don't smoke in the waiting room!''

The nurse told the patients not to smoke in the waiting room.
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''It may rain soon,'' said the lady.

The lady said that it might rain then.

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''How can I go to Ocean Park from Sogo Department Store?''asked Jenny.

Jenny asked how she could go to Ocean Park from Sogo Department Store.