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1. Direct: Today is nice, said George.
Indirect: George said that day was nice.
2. Direct: He asked her, “How often do you work?”
Indirect: He asked her how often she worked.
3. Direct: He works in a bank.
Indirect: She said that he worked in a bank.
4. Direct: my mother: I’m angry with you.
Indirect: My mother said she was angry with me.
5. Direct: I can help you tomorrow.
Indirect: She said that she could help me tomorrow.
6. Direct: My son: I often have a big hamburger.
Indirect: My son said that he often has a big hamburger.
7. Direct: Maria: Dance with me!
Indirect: Maria told me to dance with her.
8. Direct: My father: Please wash your hands!
Indirect: My father told me to wash my hands.
9. Direct: She said, “I went to the shopping center.”
Indirect: She said that she had gone to the shopping center.
10. Direct: I write poems.
Indirect: He says that he writes poems.
11. Direct: She: May I go out? Indirect:
Indirect: She wanted to know if she might go out.
12. Direct: She is American, she said.
Indirect: She said she was American.
13. Direct: I am reading a book, he explained.
Indirect: He explained that he was reading a book.
14. Direct: My father said, “I am cooking dinner.”
Indirect: My father said he was cooking dinner.
15. Direct: My sister said, “I had already eaten.”
Indirect: My sister said she had already eaten.
16. Direct: My boyfriend asked, “Do you like horror films?”
Indirect: My boyfriend asked me if I liked horror movies.
