Change each of these indirect quotations
to direct quotations.Punctuate your quotation properly.
examples:
- Mrs king said,"I enjoyed our golf game"
_Mrs king said that she enjoyed the golf game.
1)Mrs.King said that she wants a new putter.
-Mrs King said," I wanted a new putter"
2)I told my boss that I could not come to work today.
-I told my boss,"I can not come to work today".
3)Anita said that her mother was going back to college.
-Anita said," My mother is going back to college"
4)My brother Elvin whispered that he had a surprise for me.
-My brother Elvin whispered,"I have a surprise for you."
5)Tina told me that she had found my book in her desk.
-Tina told me," I have found your book in my desk."
6)Matthew thought that we should go to a movie.
-Matthew thought,"We shall go to a movie".
7)He said his favorite actor was Clint Eastwood.
-He said ,"My favorite actor is Clint Eastwood".
8)He told his friend Jeffrey that he would stop by and pick him up.
-He told his friend Jeffrey,"I will stop by and pick you up".
9) Jeffrey said he would be waiting on the front porch.
-Jeffrey said," I will be waiting on the front porch".
10)Matthew told him he would be there in fifteen minutes.
-Matthew told him,"I will be there in fifteen minutes".
3 answers
to direct quotations. Punctuate your quotation properly.
examples:
- Mrs king said,"I enjoyed our golf game"
_Mrs king said that she enjoyed the golf game.
1)Mrs.King said that she wants a new putter.
-Mrs King said," I wanted a new putter"
The tense of the verb in the direct quotation is incorrect. There is also a mark of punctuation missing at the end. And you need to watch the spaces: there should be a space after the comma after "said" and no space between the quotation marks and "I."
2)I told my boss that I could not come to work today.
-I told my boss,"I can not come to work today".
Watch the spacing; watch the spelling; watch where you put the period and quotation marks at the end of the sentence.
3)Anita said that her mother was going back to college.
-Anita said," My mother is going back to college"
Again ... spacing and punctuation.
4)My brother Elvin whispered that he had a surprise for me.
-My brother Elvin whispered,"I have a surprise for you."
spacing
5)Tina told me that she had found my book in her desk.
-Tina told me," I have found your book in my desk."
spacing
6)Matthew thought that we should go to a movie.
-Matthew thought,"We shall go to a movie".
spacing and punctuation
7)He said his favorite actor was Clint Eastwood.
-He said ,"My favorite actor is Clint Eastwood".
spacing and punctuation
8)He told his friend Jeffrey that he would stop by and pick him up.
-He told his friend Jeffrey,"I will stop by and pick you up".
spacing and punctuation
9) Jeffrey said he would be waiting on the front porch.
-Jeffrey said," I will be waiting on the front porch".
spacing and punctuation
10)Matthew told him he would be there in fifteen minutes.
-Matthew told him,"I will be there in fifteen minutes".
spacing and punctuation
Except for the first one, all the verb tenses in the direct quotations are fine.