Question

WRITE what the following people actually said:

1 Jamie said he was working in a factory.

2 Lindy told me she had been working very hard that day.

3 Lucy said she was not going to watch that programme.

4 A newspaper reporter said that he had met some very
interesting contacts through the Internet and arranged an
interview with an author for the following day.

5 Harry said he hadn't seen Tom recently.

6 The writer concluded that whether people liked it or not the
Internet and the opportunities it gave, were there to stay.

7 Harry was taking a long time to get ready, so I told him to
hurry up.

8 The manager told me that those problems were his fault.​

Answer 1

1. Jamie said, "I am working in a factory."

2. Lindy said to me, "I was working very hard today."

3. Lucy said, "I am not going to watch that program."

4. A newspaper reporter said, "I have met some very interesting contacts through the internet and arranged an interview with an author for tomorrow."

5. Harry said, "I haven't seen Tom recently."

6. The writer said, "Whether the people like it or not, the internet and the opportunities it gives are here to stay."

7. "Hurry up!" I said to Harry, "you're taking a long time to get ready."

8. The manager said to me, "Those problems are my fault."

Step-by-step explanation:

The given sentences are in the indirect or reported form. And to change them to the actual words spoken, the reported form will be changed to the direct speech, which requires changes in the tense form and also some changes like "that day" changed to "today" or "the following day" changed to "tomorrow", etc.

The given reported speeches are changed to direct speech as follows-

1. Jamie said, "I am working in a factory."

2. Lindy said to me, "I was working very hard today."

3. Lucy said, "I am not going to watch that program."

4. A newspaper reporter said, "I have met some very interesting contacts through the internet and arranged an interview with an author for tomorrow."

5. Harry said, "I haven't seen Tom recently."

6. The writer said, "Whether the people like it or not, the internet and the opportunities it gives are here to stay."

7. "Hurry up!" I said to Harry, "you're taking a long time to get ready."

8. The manager said to me, "Those problems are my fault."