Reported Speech Exercise 2
Mastering Questions and Mixed Tenses. Complete the rephrasing below.
"Is he pulling my leg about coming into a massive fortune?" she whispered.
She whispered
Correct: if/whether he was pulling her leg about coming into a massive fortune.
"I am not pulling your leg about the ghost in the attic," he promised.
He promised
Correct: he was not pulling my leg about the ghost in the attic.
"Why are you holding back the truth about the missing office ribbon?" the boss asked.
The boss asked
Correct: why I was holding back the truth about the missing office ribbon.
"The manager will promote you if your balance stays positive this year," they said.
They said
Correct: the manager would promote me if my balance stayed positive that year.
"Do you think we can get by without breaking into our savings?" my wife asked.
My wife asked
Correct: if/whether we thought we could get by without breaking into our savings.
"I don't have enough money on my debit card for this meal," I realized.
I realized
Correct: I didn't have enough money on my debit card for that meal.
"Who called out my name while I was trying to swallow my coffee?" he asked.
He asked
Correct: who had called out his name while he was trying to swallow his coffee.
"We were looking at him sideways because his behavior was truly bizarre," they noted.
They noted
Correct: they had been looking at him sideways because his behavior had been truly bizarre.
"Has the bank already checked the balance of my savings account?" I wondered.
I wondered
Correct: if/whether the bank had already checked the balance of my savings account.
"I have never donated such a large amount to the local charity," she remarked.
She remarked
Correct: she had never donated such a large amount to the local charity.
"Where will you put aside the extra money you earned this month?" they asked.
They asked
Correct: where I would put aside the extra money I had earned that month.
"The ghost didn't hold back and appeared in front of the astonishment of everyone," he claimed.
He claimed
Correct: the ghost hadn't held back and had appeared in front of the astonishment of everyone.
"Were you overwhelmed when you realized you had won a fortune?" the reporter asked.
The reporter asked
Correct: if/whether I had been overwhelmed when I had realized I had won a fortune.
"I'm going to take out some cash before we reach the restaurant," he decided.
He decided
Correct: he was going to take out some cash before they reached the restaurant.
"Does this haunted hotel always charge such a bizarre price for one night?" she asked.
She asked
Correct: if/whether that haunted hotel always charged such a bizarre price for one night.