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Reported Speech (Part 1)




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Reported Speech

Be careful of the reporting verb and if the sentence is a fact!!!

Peter said,�My sister went to Italy.�

Peter said that �sister �to Italy.

The children said,�Our mum will come at seven.�

The children said that �mum �at seven.

The reporter said,�The thief came in through the window.�

The reporter said that the thief in through the window.

Brenda says,�We live in New York.�

Brenda says that �in New York.

Paula remarked,�I like Justin�s new song.�

Paula remarked that �Justin�s new song.

Mike explained,�My sister doesn�t eat meat.�

Mike explained that �sister meat.

She said,�The Danube flows through Vienna.�

She said that the Danube �through Vienna.

Jenny says,�I have never eaten meat.�

Jenny says that meat.

Carrie said,�I have never been to Greece.�

Carrie said that been to Greece.

His sister promised,�We will go to the concert on Sunday.�

His sister promised that �to the concert on Sunday.

The teacher explained,�Tripuli is the capital of Libya.�

The teacher explained that Tripuli �the capital of Libya.

Sheila whispered,�I went to the concert with John.�

Sheila whispered that �to the concert with John.

The guide told the tourists,�The World Trade Center was destroyed in 2001.�

The guide told the tourists that the World Trade Center �in 2001.

Dharma said,�New York is the coolest city on the planet.�

Dharma said that New York �the coolest city on the planet.

Mr Brown said,�We will probably travel to Egypt.�

Mr Brown said that �probably to Egypt.