Sure! Here’s a breakdown of the sentences provided, along with their conversions into reported speech and notes on the type of statements they represent.
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Ex 6: SPECIAL CASES
1. She said, “How beautiful they are.”
- Reported: She said that they were beautiful.
- Type: Exclamatory.
2. I said, “How fast he is running!”
- Reported: I said that he was running very fast.
- Type: Exclamatory.
3. He said, “What a lovely house!”
- Reported: He said that it was a lovely house.
- Type: Exclamatory.
4. She said, “What beautiful flowers!”
- Reported: She said that they were beautiful flowers.
- Type: Exclamatory.
5. She said to him, “Shall we eat out tonight?”
- Reported: She asked him if they should eat out that night.
- Type: Question.
6. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door?”
- Reported: He suggested putting a better lock on the door.
- Type: Suggestion.
7. He said, “Cigarette,” I answered, “No, thanks.”
- Reported: He asked for a cigarette, and I replied that I didn’t want one.
- Type: Request/Response.
8. She said to me, “Remember to lock the door before you go to bed.”
- Reported: She reminded me to lock the door before going to bed.
- Type: Reminder.
9. She said, “Can I have some money, Mum?”
- Reported: She asked if she could have some money.
- Type: Question.
10. She said, “The earth moves around the sun.”
- Reported: She said that the earth moves around the sun.
- Type: Statement.
11. Tom said, “I would rather you started today.”
- Reported: Tom said that he would rather I started that day.
- Type: Preference.
12. She said, “Could I have a cup of coffee?”
- Reported: She asked if she could have a cup of coffee.
- Type: Question.
13. “Would you mind waiting?” he said.
- Reported: He asked if I would mind waiting.
- Type: Question.
14. “Would you like to drink coffee?” he said.
- Reported: He asked if I would like to drink coffee.
- Type: Question.
15. Lan said, “You had better go to the doctor.”
- Reported: Lan advised that I had better go to the doctor.
- Type: Advice.
16. Henry said, “Let’s not fuss about it.”
- Reported: Henry suggested that we should not fuss about it.
- Type: Suggestion.
17. They said, “We will wait if you are late.”
- Reported: They said that they would wait if I was late.
- Type: Statement.
18. Peter said, “I wish I had something to eat.”
- Reported: Peter expressed that he wished he had something to eat.
- Type: Wish.
19. My mother said, “If I were you, I should do nothing about it.”
- Reported: My mother said that if she were me, she would do nothing about it.
- Type: Hypothetical.
20. The coach said to them, “It’s high time we began training for our next match.”
- Reported: The coach said that it was high time they began training for their next match.
- Type: Suggestion.
21. I said to her, “I wish you had seen it.”
- Reported: I expressed that I wished she had seen it.
- Type: Wish.
22. His mother said, “Don’t forget to thank Mrs. Jones.”
- Reported: His mother reminded him not to forget to thank Mrs. Jones.
- Type: Reminder.
23. He said, “You might check these figures for me.”
- Reported: He suggested that I might check those figures for him.
- Type: Suggestion.
24. “Where shall we meet?” I said. “What about the hotel?” Bill said.
- Reported: I asked where we should meet, and Bill suggested the hotel.
- Type: Question/Suggestion.
25. “You needn’t come in tomorrow,” said my employer. “Take the day off.”
- Reported: My employer said that I needn’t come in the next day and that I could take the day off.
- Type: Statement/Instruction.
With the conversions provided above, you have a complete reference for understanding how to transform direct speech into reported speech.