Xx. change the following sentences from direct into indirect speech: 1.the pupil asks: “is the united states in north america? ” 2.the student asks: “is the volga longer than the thames? ” 3.the pupil asks: “is the thames as long as the volga? ” 4. my friend asks me: “is the baltic sea cold? ” 5. the teacher asks: “is budapest in hungary? ” 6. the teacher says: “the indian ocean is warmer than the arctic ocean.” 7. betty says: “my father speaks two foreign languages: german and french.” 8. the teacher says: “london is the capital of great britain.” 9. the 150 teacher says: “betty speaks german better than mary.” 10. my friend asks: “does mary speak italian? ” 11. my mother asks: “does helen know any foreign languages? ” 12. the teacher says: “japanese is a difficult language.” 13. the student asks: “is japanese more difficult than russian? ” 14. the pupil asks: “is prague the capital of czechia? ” 15. the teacher asks me: “can you spell the word‘mississippi’? ”