Put the following into reported speech using reporting verbs. 1. the traveler said, ‘i have been here before.’ 2. kate asked john, ‘will you bring my letters back, pleаse?’ 3. the people said to the stranger, ‘you have saved our lives, and we are so grateful. 4. i shall leave tonight for the country, tom said to his mother, but i can be back tomorrow, if the train is running. 5. today is our wedding anniversary, jane said to her husband. 6. you can come with me if you carry these suitcases, anne told her brothers. 7. have you anything to declare? the customs officer asked. 8. quite right, gabriel, quite right, she said. you can't be too careful. 9. goloshes, julia! exclaimed her sister. goodness me, don't you know what goloshes are? 10. come back immediately! the mother said to her daughter. 11. life is so sad, she murmured. 12. come for a walk round the park, susan said to her friend. 13. is that you, john? solia asked. 14. quicker! quicker! the caretaker asked the firemen. 15. shall i take half of the apples? cyril asked. 16. 'don't shout! he cried. what's the matter with you? 17. it's quite all right, dear boy, said the aunt to her nephew. 18. well, why didn't you say so immediately? mary said to sue. 19. i think it might be nice to have the fish fried, margaret said. 20. that is perfectly true, robert said. 21. how dare he come and talk to me about it? she said. 22. well, is there anything i can do for you? the clerk said. 23. sorry, i was so short-tempered yesterday, stella said. 24. i hope you will take some more of this cake, the hostess said. 25. thank you, the cake is really very good, the guest said. 26. what in hell was it that this boy did? he cried. 27. i won't stand it, she said. 28. you look much less tired now, lilly said to her sister. 29. i want this letter typed, if you please, said harry. 30. good morning, sir, johnny said.

Петрова Анна Александровна

Старший преподаватель ВШЭ, CELTA

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Below is the conversion of the provided sentences into reported speech, utilizing appropriate reporting verbs and adjusting tenses, pronouns, and time expressions accordingly.

  1. The traveler mentioned that he had been there before.
  2. Kate asked John to bring her letters back.
  3. The people told the stranger that he had saved their lives and added that they were very grateful.
  4. Tom told his mother that he would leave for the country that night but added that he could be back the next day if the train was running.
  5. Jane reminded her husband that it was their wedding anniversary that day.
  6. Anne told her brothers that they could come with her if they carried those suitcases.
  7. The customs officer asked if I/he/she had anything to declare.
  8. She agreed with Gabriel and remarked that one couldn't be too careful.
  9. Julia's sister exclaimed in surprise and asked her if she didn't know what goloshes were.
  10. The mother ordered her daughter to come back immediately.
  11. She murmured that life was very sad.
  12. Susan invited her friend to go for a walk round the park.
  13. Solia asked if that was John.
  14. The caretaker urged the firemen to go quicker.
  15. Cyril asked if he should take half of the apples.
  16. He shouted at the other person not to shout and asked what the matter was with them.
  17. The aunt reassured her nephew that it was quite all right.
  18. Mary asked Sue why she hadn't said so immediately.
  19. Margaret suggested that it might be nice to have the fish fried.
  20. Robert agreed that it was perfectly true.
  21. She indignantly asked how he dared come and talk to her about it.
  22. The clerk asked if there was anything he could do for the person.
  23. Stella apologized for having been so short-tempered the day before.
  24. The hostess invited the guest to take some more of that cake.
  25. The guest thanked her and remarked that the cake was really very good.
  26. He cried out demandingly what it was that the boy had done.
  27. She declared that she wouldn't stand it.
  28. Lilly told her sister that she looked much less tired then.
  29. Harry requested to have that letter typed.
  30. Johnny greeted the gentleman and wished him a good morning.

Please let me know if you would like me to analyze the specific grammatical rules applied to any of these transformations.

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