nstruction: Find the reported speech in the following dialogue in group.

Mum: Good morning, dear. Good morning. What’s the matter?

Mark: Dad says that he’s lost his voice.

Mum: He has lost his voice! He can’t. It must be a joke. Come on, dear. Don’t joke.

Mark: I’ll make a nice cup of tea. You’ll soon get your voice back.

Susan: How did you lose your voice, Dad?

Mark: He says he went to the football match last night.

Susan: And you shouted so much you lost your voice.

Mark: Yes, he shouted so much he lost he lost his voice.

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Susan: Did you win?

Mark: No, they lost.

Mum: Here is a nice cup of tea. Would you like something to eat?

Mark: He says he would like some toast with honey.

Susan: Why honey, Mum?

Mum: Because honey is good for your throat.

1 answer

Mark said that he went to the football match last night and shouted so much he lost his voice.