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Direct and indirect speech exercise

January 1, 2016 - B1pdf

This grammar exercise tests your ability to use direct and indirect speech correctly.

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 11 answered
1Ramesh said that he ............... his homework.
Wrong!
2The boy asked his mother ............... he could watch TV.
Wrong!
3The man asked the passerby if he ............... help him.
Wrong!
4The girl said that I ............... on her seat.
Wrong!
5The man asked the boy where ...............
Wrong!
6The girl asked who ............... her pen.
Wrong!
7The teacher advised the students ............... hard.
Wrong!
8The mother told the boy ............... there.
Wrong!
9The manager asked the clerk ............... that file to the secretary.
Wrong!
10The old man asked me if I ............... help him.
Wrong!
11Ramesh said that he ............... John the previous day.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/11

Answers

  1. Ramesh said that he had finished his homework.
  2. The boy asked his mother if he could watch TV.
  3. The man asked the passerby if he would help him.
  4. The girl said that I was sitting on her seat.
  5. The man asked the boy where he was going
  6. The girl asked who had taken her pen.
  7. The teacher advised the students to work hard.
  8. The mother told the boy to wait there.
  9. The manager asked the clerk to take that file to the secretary.
  10. The old man asked me if I would help him.
  11. Ramesh said that he had seen John the previous day.
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