Revision questions: indirect speech
- How do we punctuate the following sentence?
I have never been to Mexico Joe said and added but I'd like to go one day
- When do words that refer to place, time or person change in indirect speech?
- When do tenses not change in indirect speech even if the reporting verb is in the past tense?
- What was the original statement? (There are three possible answers.)
He said he had eaten too much.
- How do we report a yes/no question?
- What is the word order after the expression Could you tell me...?
- Which reporting verbs can we use to report imperatives?
- Which of the following sentences are incorrect and why?
He suggested me to have a haircut.
I demand to know the truth.
The boy admitted to steal the computer.
They insisted that I should pay in advance.
He said me to go home immediately.
