Rewrite these sentences, changing the direct speech to reported speech. "Who has just dropped a $ 10 note?" I asked. "What happened to your partner?" asked one of the men. "Why do the prices go up so often?" she wondered. "Have you got a work permit?" Ann wanted to know. "Are you interested in advertising?" asked Mary. "Would you like to join our company?" she said. "Are you leaving today or tomorrow morning?" asked his secretary. "Don't watch late-night horror movies", I warned them "Read the contract before you sign it," he said to his client. "Buy a new car," I advised him.

1. I asked who had just dropped a $10 note.

2. She wondered why the price went up so often.

3. Anne wanted to know if I had gotten a work permit.

4. Mary asked if I was interested in advertising.

5. She asked if I would like to join their company.

6. I warned them not to watch late-night horror movies.

7. He advised his client to read the contract before he signed it.

8. I advised him to buy a new car.

Explanation:

In reported speech, past tense form of verb is used while in direct speech, present tense form of verb is used. In reported speech, we are reporting what someone has previously said. It is important to note that when direct speech uses past tense, we need not make a change. Direct speech is reporting verbatim what was said.

answer:   a good wench, give it me.

iago

good girl, give it to me.

emilia

what will you do with ’t, that you have been so earnest

325to have me filch it?

emilia

and what are you going to do with it? why did you want it so much that you begged me to steal it?

iago

  why, what is that to you?

iago

what’s it to you?

emilia

if it be not for some purpose of import,

give ’t me again. poor lady, she’ll run mad

when she shall lack it.

emilia

if you don’t need it for some important reason, then give it back to me. poor lady, she’ll go crazy when she sees it’s missing.

iago

be not acknown on ’t,

330i have use for it. go, leave me.

iago

don’t admit to knowing anything about it. i need it. now go, leave me.

exit emilia

emilia exits.

i will in cassio’s lodging lose this napkin

and let him find it. trifles light as air

are to the jealous confirmations strong

as proofs of holy writ. this may do something.

335the moor already changes with my poison.

dangerous conceits are in their natures poisons

which at the first are scarce found to distaste,

but with a little act upon the blood

burn like the mines of sulfur.

i’ll leave this handkerchief at cassio’s house and let him find it.to a jealous man, a meaningless little thing like this looks like absolute proof. this handkerchief may be useful to me. the moor’s mind has already become infected with my poisonous suggestions. ideas can be like poisons. at first they hardly even taste bad, but once they get into your blood they start burning like hot lava.

enter othello

othello enters.

    i did say so.

340look, where he comes. not poppy nor mandragora

nor all the drowsy syrups of the world,

shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep

which thou owedst yesterday.

here he comes. no drugs or sleeping pills will ever give you the restful sleep that you had last night.

othello

    ha! ha! false to me?

othello

argh! she’s cheating on me?

iago

why, how now, general? no more of that.

iago

oh, general, , no more of that!

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