VI. Report these sentences. Make any necessary changes to verb tense, pronouns, etc. 1. 'We have found the missing girl,' said the police last night. ...................................................................... 2. 'I'll drop you from the team if you don't train harder,' said the captain. ...................................................................... 3. 'I'd buy the big tin if I were you,' said the grocer. ...................................................................... 4. 'Here are the car keys. You'd better wait in the car,' he said to her. ...................................................................... 5. 'Why didn't you tell me about that yesterday, Peter?' Jane asked. ...................................................................... 6. 'Would you please wait in the lounge till your flight number is called?' she said. ...................................................................... 7. 'I gave you my textbook last week. I insist,' Tom said. ...................................................................... 8. 'Could you speak more slowly, please? 1 can't understand,' he said to me. ...................................................................... 9. 'I hope you have a good journey,' he said, 'Don't forget to send a card when you arrive.' ...................................................................... 10. 'I'm sorry 1 didn't phone you earlier. I was very busy,' Jill said to me. ...................................................................... 11. 'It's not true! I have never been arrested!' Larry said. ...................................................................... 12. 'Why not decorate your baby's room?' Ann said, 'If you like, I'll help you do the decorating, Sue.' ...................................................................... 13. 'You pressed the wrong button,' said the mechanic. 'Don't do it again. You might have a nasty accident.' ...................................................................... 14. 'Can you answer the phone? I'm having shower!' he said to his son. ...................................................................... 15. 'Would you like a cup of coffee?' I said to Jim. 'No, thanks. I must go now,' he said.

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1. The police said last night that they had found the missing girl.

2. The captain said he would drop you from the team if you didn't train harder.

3. The grocer said he would buy the big tin if he were the person being addressed.

4. He told her that those were the car keys and she had better wait in the car.

5. Jane asked Peter why he hadn't told her about that the day before.

6. She asked if I would please wait in the lounge till my flight number was called.

7. Tom insisted that he had given me his textbook the week before.

8. He asked me to speak more slowly as he couldn't understand.

9. He hoped I would have a good journey and reminded me not to forget to send a card when I arrived.

10. Jill apologised for not phoning me earlier, explaining that she had been very busy.

11. Larry denied that it was true and stated that he had never been arrested.

12. Ann suggested decorating the baby's room and offered to help with the decorating.

13. The mechanic pointed out that I had pressed the wrong button and warned me not to do it again as it might lead to a nasty accident.

14. He asked his son to answer the phone as he was taking a shower.

15. I offered Jim a cup of coffee, but he declined, saying he had to leave.