18. Mary said, "I like oranges better than bananas."
 => Mary said that she liked oranges better than bananas.
19. He said, "we have finished our work."
 => He said they had finished their work.
20. The boss said, **** You needn't do these things."
 => The boss said he needn't do those things.
20. The boy said, "I can't do this." => The boy said that he couldn't do that.
21. Farmer Lum said, " it may rain." => Farmer Lum said that it might rain.
22. "They went to London last year." Peter told me.
    => Peter said to me that they had gone to London the previous year.
23. "you have to rub down the walls", the instruction said.
24. Lan said, "I'm coming back next week."
25. Jennifer said, "we are having champagne tonight."