Change the direct speech into reported speech. Переведите в косвенную речь. Example “I work hard, ” Jillian said. — Jillian said that he worked hard. “I am planning to go to Kenya, ” Sally said. “I take my little sister to school every day, ” little Anthony said. “You may take my textbook, ” Nonna said. “They are playing in the gym now, ” Nick said. “I don’t like chocolate, ” Mary said. “My sister is ready to go” Helen said. “My mother usually goes shopping on Saturday, ” the girl said. “The birds build their nests among the trees, ” the teacher said. “I am not married, ” Jimmy said. “I can't read these books. I don’t like them, ” Petra said.

1) Sally said that she was going to go to Kenya.

2) Little Anthony said that he took his sister to school every day.

3) Nonna said that I might take her textbook.

4) Nick said that they were playing in the gym then.

5) Mary said that she didn't like chocolate.

6) Helen said that her sister was ready to go.

7) The girl said that her mother usually went shopping on Saturday.

8) The teacher said that the birds built their nests among the trees.

9) Jimmy said that he wasn't married.

10) Petra said that she couldn't read those books and she didn't like them.

Active / Passive Voice Form

In an active sentence, the subject is before the predicate (verb and object).

e.g. Global warming, deforestation, and pollution destroy the earth’s natural resources.

(Subject) (Verb) (Object)

In a passive sentence, the subject of the sentence is placed after the verb in the object position.

e.g. The earth’s natural resources are destroyed by global warming, deforestation, and pollution.

(Object in subject position) (Verb) (Subject in object position)

The passive voice is formed using the verb “to be” + the past participle.

Examples of the VERB “TO BE”: am, is, are, was, were, been, being

Examples of the PAST PARTICIPLE: seen, gotten, lived, worked, bought, taught, loved, caught, ect..

Passive

She was being watched by the police.

The house is being taken care of by the neighbors.

A bomb was detonated in the hotel lobby.

The project will be completed before Saturday.

Active

The police were watching her.

The neighbors are taking care of the house.

Someone detonated a bomb in the hotel lobby.

Someone will complete the project before Saturday.

Sometimes the subject disappears completely in the passive voice:

Pride and Prejudice was written in 1813. (Writer of the book is absent)

Sometimes the subject remains, after the preposition “by”

Pride and Prejudice was written by Jane Austen in 1813.

-Damon! Damon! Damon I am right here!

-oh hi Ana, I didn't notice you, sorry

-it's nothing and now what I wanted to ask you-

- sorry to interrupt but you have a stain on your shirt

-Damon we have a serious problem on our hands, Jessie accidently wounded herself

-well, it happens to everybody. Just put a band aid.

-I am not even shocked as to why you don't have friends Damon. JEssie is in deep pain and you just say that she should put a band aid.

-yes.

- Will you ever give a good piece of advice that is not just "oh it's not THAT bad"? Have you ever been in a situation like that when somebody downplays your suffering? No? Well it's pretty easy to see.

- oh shut it! I'm saying it's just not that bad!

-you know what? I will just ask Jake instead