Question

Correct the mistakes in the reported sentences where necessary

1. Direct: "Tomorrow I will be working on a new climate change project."
Reported: My friend told me that tomorrow she will be working on a new climate change project.
2. Direct: "Although I don't believe in global warming, I noticed that summers have become longer and winters warmer."
Reported:
She said that although she doesn't believe in global warming, she noticed that summers have become longer and winters warmer.
3. Direet: "Oh, dear, a shop assistant was very rude to me yesterday."
Reported: My grandma complained that a shop assistant was very rude to her yesterday.
4. Direct: "We must be very careful with what we are doing to our planet because tomorrow
we might wake up and not recognise it!"
Reported: The man addressed the crowd saying that they must be very careful with what they are doing to their planet because the next day they might wake up and not recognise it.
5. Direct: "He splurged a lot of money on this new sofa, but his room doesn't look groovy yet.
Reported: He said that his friend splurged a lot of money on that new sofa, but his room doesn't look groovy.
6. Direct: "If you want to have a party outdoors, you must buy this fabulous gazebo!"
Reported: The shop assistant told us that if we want to have a party outdoors, we must buy that fabulous gazebo.
7. Direct: "We had a very interesting lesson at school: we studied a lot of eco-laws that were introduced in EU countries."
Reported: My daughter said that she had a very interesting lesson at school: they studied a lot of eco-laws that were introduced in EU countries.
8. Direct: "Conscious consumption is very important these days, and people should think more before they buy new products."
Reported: Experts say that conscious consumption is very important these days, and people should think more before they buy new products.
9. Direct: "I want to change the colours of the walls and buy new furniture - thus my flat will look cosier," said Jane 5 months ago.
Reported: Jane said that she wants to change the colours of the walls and buy new furniture thus her flat will lookcosier.
10. Direct: "I want to relocate next year, and now I am looking for a new flat to rent," said Mike 2 years ago.
Reported: Mike said that he wants to relocate the next year, and at that moment he is looking for a new flat to rent.

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Step-by-step explanation:

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Incorrect. It should be "Although I don't believe in global warming, I have noticed that summers have become longer and winters warmer." Reported: She said that although she doesn't believe in global warming, she has noticed that summers have become longer and winters warmer.

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Incorrect. It should be "We must be very careful with what we are doing to our planet because we might wake up tomorrow and not recognize it!" Reported: The man addressed the crowd, saying that they must be very careful with what they are doing to their planet because they might wake up the next day and not recognize it.

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Incorrect. It should be "If you want to have a party outdoors, you must buy this fabulous gazebo!" Reported: The shop assistant told us that if we want to have a party outdoors, we must buy this fabulous gazebo.

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Incorrect. It should be "Jane said that she wanted to change the colours of the walls and buy new furniture so that her flat would look cosier."

Incorrect. It should be "Mike said that he wanted to relocate the next year, and he was looking for a new flat to rent."