No. 1.—Exercises in “Reported Speech”
(1.) The following are written in the form of Direct speech. Rewrite them in Reported speech:—
(a) “Sister Anne, sister Anne, do you see anyone coming?” asked the poor wife again.
“I see nothing but a cloud of dust,” her sister replied.
(b) “I cannot speak to you here and now; but after the match is over I shall take the first opportunity of telling you exactly what I think of you.”
(c) “I don’t know whether I shall be able to come. I will if I can, but that must depend on how things turn out. At this moment I cannot say definitely that I will come.”