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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

How do I convert these sentences into indirect speech?

1. No, that restaurant is pretty expensive.
2. Well, how about Blue Boat?
3. Oh! That's a better option. Let's go.
  

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We don't even know the names of any of the people who are talking. How can we report this conversation? ) It's not even clear whether sentences 1 and 3 are said by the same person or by two different people.

  • We don't even know the names of any of the people who are talking.
  • How can we report this conversation?
  • ) It's not even clear whether sentences 1 and 3 are said by the same person or by two different people.
  • From what little you have, about all you can report is the following dismally uninteresting account: Somebody complained that some unknown restaurant was too expensive, and somebody else suggested a different restaurant called "Blue Boat".
  • Then somebody agreed that "Blue Boat" was better and said they should all go there.
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We don't even know the names of any of the people who are talking. How can we report this conversation? (That's what indirect speech is, you know.) It's not even clear whether sentences 1 and 3 are said by the same person or by two different people.

From what little you have, about all you can report is the following dismally uninteresting account:

Somebody complained that som

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