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Practice #1  Indirect Speech - answers  

1. James said, "I want the best education possible for my children."

_James said he wanted the best education possible for his children._
 

2. He told me he had met with the principal of his kids' school to ask for more classes.

_He told me, "I met with the principal of my kids' school to ask for more classes."_
 

3. He complained, "The children at the school don't even have to learn a foreign language."

_He complained that the children at the school didn't even have to learn a foreign language._
 

4. The principal told him that foreign language programs are too expensive.

_The principal told him, "Foreign language programs are too expensive."_
 

5. The principal said, "I can't even hire enough teachers to teach the classes we have now."

_The principal said that he couldn't even hire enough teachers to teach the classes they have now._
 

6. James also told the principal that the school was too dirty.

_James also told the principal, "The school is too dirty."_
 

7. "That's true," the principal said, "but I had to fire a custodian last month because I can't
    afford her."

_That was true, the principal had said, but he said he had had to fire a custodian last week because he couldn't afford her.  _
 

8. He asked James why he didn't speak to the city council about raising the school budget.

_He asked James, "Why don't you speak to the city council about raising the school budget?"_
 

9. James said, "I didn't know that getting a good education was so complicated."

_James said he hadn't known that getting a good education was so complicated._
 

10. The principal said that he sympathized and hoped that James would continue his interest
      in quality education.

_The principal said, "I sympathize and I hope that you will continue your interest in quality education."_
 

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