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She said, "I don�t know why I�m so tired today."

She said that Ishewe�don�t knowdidn�t knowdoesn�t know�why sheheI�iswerewas�so tired todaythe day beforethat day.

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Mum said, "I have never listened to anything so beautiful in all my life."

Mum told me that Ishewe�had never listenedhas never listenedwill never listen�to anything so beautiful in all myourher�life.

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Henry said, "I�ll give the book back tomorrow."

Henry said that Ihewe�wouldwillshall�give the book back todaytomorrowthe next day.

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Ned and Craig shouted, "There is a snake behind this box!"

Ned and Craig shouted that ittherethis�iswaswere�a snake behind thatthosethese�box.

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Dad said, "I won�t come home for dinner this evening."

Dad said that Ihethey�wouldn�t comewill not comecouldn�t come�home for dinner thesethatthose�evening.

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I asked Ted, "Can I borrow these pens until next Thursday?"

I asked Ted whenhow longif�ITedme�can�t borrowcould borrowcan borrow�thisthatthose�pens until the following Thursdaythe Thursday beforethis Thursday.

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They said, "We are taking drawing classes here."

They said that weshethey�are takingwas takingwere taking�drawing classes heretherethen

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Ken said to me, "I will fix your bike today."

Ken said to me that Ihethey�will fixwouldn�t fixwould fix�yourmyhis�bike that daythentoday.

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The kids said, "We went to see the movie yesterday, but we didn�t like it."

The kids said that theyshewe�wenthad gonewill go�to see the movie the day beforeyesterdaythe next day, but theyweI�didn�t likehadn�t likedwon�t like�it.

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Ida said, "Chris isn�t at home now. He is playing tennis with his sister."

Ida said that sheIhe�wasn�twouldn�t beweren�t�at home thennowhere, and that hesheI�were playingwas playingplayed�tennis with myherhis�sister.