Question

Change the sentences from the Direct into the Reported speech:

1. "Be carreful," her mother said.
2. "Paul, I've bought a new pair of trainers," Mary said.
3. "Why is the world round?" asked the little girl.
4. "Have you been to New York?" the boy asked.
5. " I don't want to go," she said.

Answer 1

1. Her mother told her to be careful.
2. Mary told Paul that she had bought a new pair of trainers.
3. The little girl asked why the world was round.
4. The boy asked me if I had been to New York.
5. She said that she didn't want to go.