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INDIRECT SPEECH (PART II)
I. Statements :
1. Mary answered, “ I like men to be useful but I don’t like them to be too domesticated. I
prefer them to keep out of the kitchen altogether. Men look silly in aprons anyway.”
2. Motoring report: The new Rolls Royce runs so quietly that all you can hear is the ticking of
the clock.
3. Managing director of the Rolls Royce company: in that case we’ll have to do something
about the clock.
4. “ I don’t know what to do with all my plums. I suppose I’ll have to make jam. The trouble is
that none of us eats jam, “ she said.
5. “ We like working on Sundays because we get double pay, “ explained the builders.
6. He said, “ I am quite a good cook and I do all my washing and mending too.”
7. “ You can keep that one if you like, Joan, “ he said. “ I’ve got plenty of others. “
8. “ I’m going fishing with my mother this afternoon, “ said the small boy, “ and we are going
into the garden now to dig for worms. “(omit now)
9. “ You’ve got my umbrella, “ I said crossly. “ Yours is in your bedroom.”
10. “ I know exactly what they said, “ the private detective explained to his client, “because I
bugged their phone. “
11. “ I’ll sit up till she comes in , but I hope she won’t be late, “ he said.
12. “ If you give me some wire, I’ll hang that picture for you, “ said my cousin.
13. “ I have a Turkish bath occasionally, but it doesn’t seem to make any difference to my
weight, “ she said.
14. “ My new house is supposed to be haunted, but so far I haven’t seen any ghosts, “ she said.
15. The advertisement said, “ If you answer the questions correctly you may win $100. “
16. “ If I press my ear against the wall, I can hear what the people in the next flat are saying, “ he
said.
II. Quesons :
1. “ How much does a day return to Bath cost? “ Mrs Jones asked.
2. “ Why does the price go up so often? “ she wondered.
3. “ How can I get from the station to the airport? “ said Bill.
4. “ When are you coming back? “ I asked them.