Question

Report the direct speech.

1 The boy told the guide, 'I'm 14.'
2 He said, 'I can't see my parents anywhere'.
3 He also told her, 'I'm not worried. They will be here very soon'.
4 His parents arrived and said, 'We've been in the gallery shop'.
5 They said, 'We're leaving. We don't want to miss the train'.​

Answer 1

1. The boy told the guide that he was 14.
2. He said that he couldn’t see his parents anywhere.
3. He also told her that he wasn’t worried and that they would be there very soon.
4. His parents arrived and said that they had been in the gallery shop.
5. They said that they were leaving and they didn’t want to miss the train.