GRAMMAR: REPORTED SPEECH

Rewrite the sentences in reported speech using the reporting verbs below.

wondered • warned • ordered • complained • informed • instructed • promised

      1. “Nobody likes my new dress,” Cathy said.

                                                                                                                            

      2. “Why did I fall in love with Ben?” I said.

                                                                                                                            

      3. “Apologise to your sister immediately,” my father said to me.

                                                                                                                            

      4. “Take out the ingredients for the cake,” the chef said to the students.

                                                                                                                            

      5. “We have gone to war,” the president said to the citizens.

                                                                                                                            

      6. “You mustn’t drive through a red light,” the policeman said to the driver.

                                                                                                                            

      7. “You will get a special birthday present,” my parents said.

                                                                                                                            

    KEY

    1. Cathy complained that nobody liked her new dress.

    2. I wondered why I had fallen in love with Ben.

    3. My father ordered me to apologise to my sister immediately.

    4. The chef instructed the students to take out the ingredients for the cake.

    5. The president informed the citizens that they had gone to war.

    6. The policeman warned the driver not to drive through a red light.

    7. My parents promised me that I would get a special birthday present.