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3 Write the statements as direct speech. Use quotation marks. 1 We told them to take heavy sweaters on the hike.  “take heavy sweaters on the hike.” 2 Kayla asked Seth to pick up some groceries on the way home. “Pick up some groceries on the way home” 3 Michael told his friends to take the bus to the game. “Take the bus to the game” 4 Ms. Miller asked Stan to call his office when he gets home. “Call your office when you get home”

1 Change each direct speech statement to indirect speech. 1 Martin told Odette, "Read this article in the newspaper." Martin told Odette    to read this articule in the newspaper 2 Paul said, "Ella, call your parents after dinner." Paul told Ella to call her parents after dinner 3 Gina's friends said, "Check the weather online." Gina's friends told her     to check the weather online 4 The girls' parents said, "Girls, don't get up too late Friday morning." Their parents told    the girls  not go get up too late Friday morning 5 Mr. Wade said, "Students, study the verb tenses for the test on Friday." Mr. Wade told    the students  to study the verb tenses for the test on Friday 6 Dan's wife said, "Be sure to be home before dinner." Dan's wife asked him to be sure to be home before dinner 7 My friends said, "Meet us at the mall after the movie." My friends asked me to meet them at the mall after the movie 8 Lisa told Allen, "Don't forget to invite your sister to the party." Lisa told Allen     not to forget to invite his sister to the party .

A GRAMMAR PRACTICE Circle the correct verbs for indirect speech. My Great-Grandmother Meets Hurricane CleoHurricane Cleo struck the United States in August, 1964. My great-grandmother, Ana, was traveling in Miami when the hurricane struck. She (1 said / told) me that she still remembers how scared everyone was.She (2 said / told) me that the hotel (3 has called / had called) her room one morning and had (4 said / told) her that a big storm (5 is / was) on the way. They (6 said / told) that all hotel guests (7 have to / had to) stay in the hotel until the weather service (8 tell / said) that it (9 is / was) safe to leave.She stayed in her room, and she didn’t know what happened until the storm was over. When she turned on the TV, the reports (10 said / told) that a lot of people (11 have been / had been) injured and that all the roads (12 are / were) flooded. She always (13 says / said) that she still (14 feels / felt) lucky to have survived Hurricane Cleo.

B GRAMMAR PRACTICE Change each statement from direct speech to indirect speech, changing the verb tense in the indirect speech statement. 1 The TV reporter said, “The landslide is one of the worst in history.” The TV reporter said the landslide was one of the worst in history 2 He also said, “It caused the destruction of half the houses in the town.” He also said it had caused the destruction of half the houses in the town 3 My sister called and said, “There is no electricity because of the hurricane.” My sister called and said there was no electricity because of the hurricane. 4 The newspaper said, “There will be a typhoon in the next thirty-six hours.” The newspaper said there would be a typhoon in the next thirty-six hours. 5 The paper said, “The drought of 1999 was the worst natural disaster of the twentieth century.” The paper said the drought of 1999 had been the worst natural disaster of the twentieth century. 6 After the great snowstorm in 1888, a New York newspaper reported, “The blizzard of ’88 After the great snowstorm in 1888, a New York newspaper reported that the blizzard of ’88 had caused more damage than any previous storm.

1 Circle the correct verb. 1 We told our classmates to be on time for the meeting. 2 No one todl us what had happened. 3 When I arrived at the school, they told me the air conditioning wasn't working. 4 The newspaper article said there was a flu epidemic in several southern states of the U.S. 5 My friend from Mexico called and told us there had been a landslide in the town next to hers. 6 It says that a lot of trees fell down in the hurricane. 7 They said the class that a typhoon and a hurricane are the same kind of storm.