Rewrite the following sentences:

1.      Sometimes my mother tells me:” You don’t have to be so tense”.

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2.      Peter said:” I am looking forward to my grandfather’s gift”.

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3.      “If I pass this test, my father will buy me a new skateboard” Peter said.

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4.      My mother said:” I will go on a business trip next week”.

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5.      My manager said:” Someone broke into our office yesterday”.

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6.      The singer said:” I started my career three years ago”.

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7.      Jim told me:” It is not my book, it’s yours.”

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8.      “I have just received a postcard from my foreign friend.” Ann said to me.

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