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Please help. Convert sentences from direct to indirect.

Please help. Convert sentences from direct to indirect.-example-1
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Direct form="who broke my cup?" She asked

Indirect form=She wanted to know who broke her cup

Direct form="do you like playing tennis?" Mary asked us

Indirect form=Mary wanted to know if we liked to play tennis

Direct form="is your hotel near here" she asked her

Indirect form=she asked if my hotel is near here

Direct form="who called you today" father asked

Indirect form= my father asked me who called me today

Direct form="were yup looking for big Ben?" i asked

Indirect form= i asked him/her if he/she was looking for big Ben

Direct form="where is the tourist information center?" he asked

Indirect form= he asked me were he could find the tourist information center

Direct form="have you visited Buckingham palace?" Tom asked

Indirect form=Tom asked me if ive been to the Buckingham palace yet

Direct form=mother asked "will you help me lift these boxes please?"

Indirect form=Mother asked me if i could help lift the boxes

Direct form=" will you take the children to school today?" he asked

Indirect form=he asked if i could take the kids to school today

Direct form="do you like Moscow?" i asked

Indirect form= i asked if he/she liked Moscow

HERE ARE SOME STEPS KINDA TO HELP IN THE FUTURE SORRY IT TOOK AWHILE TO ANSWER) :)

1. Identify reported speech and reporting speech part of sentence.

2. Remove punctuation marks.

3. Put the conjunction “that” between reporting and reported speech.

4. Change the reporting verbs as per the rules.

5. Change the pronoun form as per the basic pronoun changing rules in indirect speech.

6. Change the words denoting place or time in direct speech accordingly in indirect speech.

7. Follow all other basic rules you should know.

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