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into reported speech. |
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"I can't stand the humid weather here," said Mrs Mui. |
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Esmee said, "I am not feeling well now. Please excuse me." |
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"Don't throw rubbish here," Mr Teoh said to the children. |
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"You can hand in your forms here," said the clerk. |
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"Have you received the money I sent to you ?" asked Mrs Lai. |
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"You ought to be patient," Janet said to Eddy. "The results will
be announced soon." |
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"You had better revise your lessons now," said Allen's father. |
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"Laurel, have you taken in the clothes ?" asked Cathy. "It's
going to rain." |
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"We'll go for an outing tomorrow," said Laila's father, "so you
had better complete your homework this evening." |
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"You have to decide for yourself," said Eric's father. "You are
big enough already." |
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"I encountered a conman posing as the CEO of a big company
yesterday," said Eugene. |
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"Where were you when we need you most ?" asked Irene. |
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"Would you like to go for an excursion tomorrow ?" asked James. |
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"Why is everyone feeling so restless ?" asked Thomas. "We should
be patient !" |
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"What are you doing here ?" asked the policeman. "You should be
in school !" |
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Answers |
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Mrs Mui remarked that she couldn't stand the humid weather
there. |
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Esmee said she was not feeling well then and she asked to be
excused. |
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Mr Teoh ordered the children not to throw rubbish there. |
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The clerk told us that we could hand in our forms there. |
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Mrs Lai asked him whether he had received the money she sent to
him. |
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Janet reminded Eddy to be patient as the results would be
announced soon. |
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Allen's father warned him that he should revise his lessons
then. |
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Cathy asked whether Laurel had taken in the clothes, adding that
it was going to rain. |
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Laila's father told her to complete her homework that evening as
they would be going for an outing the next day. |
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Eric's father told Eric to decide for himself as he was big
enough already. |
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Eugene said he had encountered a conman posing as the CEO
of a big company the previous day. |
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Irene asked me where I had been when they needed me most. |
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James asked him whether he would like to go for an excursion the
next day. |
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Thomas asked why everyone was feeling so restless and reminded
them to be patient. |
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The policeman asked the youth what they were doing there and
reminded them that they should be in school. |
