Just as the students have to show their knowledge of the reported speech, transforming sentences from reported speech to direct speech is equally important (and more difficult to achieve as the process is done backwards!). These examples from different exams appeared in the university entrance exam (SAT) in Andalucía (Spain) from 2007 to 2019.
These are some of the examples from the PDF.
1. Tony asked Sandra how old her brother was.
2. The customs officer asked Jake if his visit would take long.
3. He told me not to wait for him.
4. Mary told her children not to get up so early because they didn’t have to go to school.
5. He asked me not to leave the pilot unattended.
6. He asked her if she could tell him the answer to those questions.
7. He asked her to write to him while he was away.
8. He told me not to do that again.
9. She said she was going to live in a nice boat the following year.
10. Tom asked her to give him another chance.
1. Tony asked Sandra how old her brother was.
2. The customs officer asked Jake if his visit would take long.
3. He told me not to wait for him.
4. Mary told her children not to get up so early because they didn’t have to go to school.
5. He asked me not to leave the pilot unattended.
6. He asked her if she could tell him the answer to those questions.
7. He asked her to write to him while he was away.
8. He told me not to do that again.
9. She said she was going to live in a nice boat the following year.
10. Tom asked her to give him another chance.
