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Direct and Indirect Speech

The document provides instructions and examples for changing direct and indirect speech. It contains 5 examples of sentences in indirect speech that must be changed to direct speech, and 5 examples of sentences in direct speech that must be changed to indirect speech. The tasks require adding or removing punctuation such as quotation marks and changing pronouns and verbs as needed for the direct and indirect speech transformations.

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Direct and Indirect Speech

The document provides instructions and examples for changing direct and indirect speech. It contains 5 examples of sentences in indirect speech that must be changed to direct speech, and 5 examples of sentences in direct speech that must be changed to indirect speech. The tasks require adding or removing punctuation such as quotation marks and changing pronouns and verbs as needed for the direct and indirect speech transformations.

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English Department

Grade 7 ( )Name……………………………………………………..Date…………………………
Direct and Indirect Speech
Change the following sentences from indirect/reported to direct speech. Don’t forget you
may have to add other punctuation as well as inverted commas (speech marks).
1. The teacher asked the class if any of them could tell her the name of the author.
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2. Sarah told her brother that she hadn’t understood that day’s English lesson.
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3. He asked her if she wanted him to help her with her homework.
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4. They admitted that they had forgotten what they had learned the week before and
wouldn’t be able to do the rest.
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5. The teacher told the class that they couldn’t leave the room until the bell had rung.
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Change the following sentences from direct to indirect/reported speech. Don’t forget you
may have to remove other punctuation as well as inverted commas (speech marks).
1. The said to me, ‘Do your homework again and give it in tomorrow.’
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2. He asked his neighbor, ‘Will you lend me your book?’
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3. ‘Did you understand what we have to do?’ asked my partner.
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4. ‘We can’t do the test this lesson because we aren’t prepared,’ the students said.
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5. ‘Stephano, leave the room immediately and report to the principal!’ ordered the
teacher.
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