I can now see the final exercises 10-12:
10. A man saying "I am the sheriff of the town but I don't know how I will catch those robbers."
11. A woman saying "I have to leave now because I have a lot of homework to do."
12. A woman saying "My daughter is going to fly to London for a business meeting."
Now that I've examined all 12 exercises, I need to convert each direct speech statement into reported speech. In reported speech, we typically change the tense (present to past, future to conditional), pronouns, and time expressions as needed.
Let me provide the solutions for all 12 exercises:
1. She said that she would buy a new pink dress for Ada's wedding ceremony.
2. He said that he was going to give a concert in a big city in England the following Friday.
3. He said that he got up early in the morning and had breakfast with his parents and orange juice.
4. He said that he didn't want vegetables because he was a retired man.
5. He said that he was very happy because his wife and he were going to have a baby soon.
6. She said that her little son usually went out and played with his friends in the playground.
7. She said that she didn't think she would drink cola because it was dangerous for her health.
8. She said that she would be very happy if her husband bought her a red sports car on her birthday.
9. She said that she worked as a fortune teller at a circus and traveled around the world.
10. He said that he was the sheriff of the town but he didn't know how he would catch those robbers.
11. She said that she had to leave then because she had a lot of homework to do.
12. She said that her daughter was going to fly to London for a business meeting.
These conversions follow the rules of reported speech: changing tenses (present to past, future to conditional), adjusting pronouns to match the speaker's perspective, and modifying time references where appropriate.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of printable worksheet reported speech.
