How to Communicate Reported Speech

For this lesson, please refer to Reported Speech topic on our BelajarInggeris website.

We use the Reported Speech when we report what somebody has said to another person. This type of sentence

is also used in newspaper or television reporting.

To report a speech, we use the words "say", "tell" and "ask".

Note: besides changing the verb, you also need to change the time, place and pronouns in the original sentences
when you report the speech.

e.g: "John, sit here with me," Siti says.
Reported Speech: Siti told John to sit there with her.

Rewrite the following using Reported Speech.

1. Salim says, "I am not feeling well."
2. Annie says, "My mother is not at home."
3. Wei Kim says, "I'm sorry."
4. He says, "It's raining."
5. My mother asks me, "Where are you going?"
6. He said, "I'm busy."
7. "I'll go to the library tomorrow," he says.
8. "May I borrow your pen?" Annie asks me.
9. "The rambutans are sweet," Mr. Lim says.
10. "Keep your books," the teacher tells her students.


Answers:
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1. Salim said that he was not feeling well.
2. Annie said that her mother was not at home.
3. Wei Kim said he was sorry./Wei Kim apologised.
4. He said that it was raining.
5. My mother asked me where I was going.
6. He said that he was busy.
7. He said that he would go to the library the next day.
8. Annie asked me if she could borrow my pen.
9. Mr. Lim said that the rambutans were sweet.
10. The teacher told her students to keep their books.

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