Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
1. He told me that I .................................. very ambitious.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. He told me that my father ....................................... me a gift.
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Wrong!
3. James said that he ...................................... working against heavy odds.
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Wrong!
4. He reminded me that he had often .................................... not to play with fire.
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Wrong!
5. The teacher remarked that we ....................................... very badly.
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Wrong!
6. They wrote that it was time we ..................................... the matter.
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Wrong!
7. The mother said that she .............................................. for her son’s return.
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Wrong!
8. He wrote that he was unable to come just then because he .................................. ill.
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Wrong!
9. She said that she ............................................ school long ago.
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Wrong!
10. I told her that I ........................................... in years.
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Wrong!
Answers
1. He told me that I was very ambitious. OR He remarked that I was very ambitious.
2. He told me that my father had sent me a gift.
3. James said that he was working against heavy odds.
4. He reminded me that he had often told me not to play with fire.
5. The teacher remarked that we had done very badly.
6. They wrote that it was time we settled the matter.
7. The mother said that she was longing for her son’s return.
8. He wrote that he was unable to come just then because he was ill.
9. She said that she had left school long ago.
10. I told her that I had not seen him in years.
