Rewrite the sentences from direct into reported speech:
1. “I will be here at noon,” said Ben.
2. “I gave up all sugary snacks,” she said to us.
3. “The lights have gone out,” Mary said to Sue.
4. “I don’t really like traveling by air,” Kate said.
5. “Julie was babysitting until 7 pm yesterday,” Chris said.
6. “I am leaving in the morning,” William said to me.
7. “John speaks English well,” Mary remarked.
8. “I can’t eat any sea food,” Tony said.
Answers & Comments
1.Ban said that he would be there at noon.
2. He said to us that he had given up all sugary snacks
3. Mary said to Sue that the lights had gone out
4. Kate said that she didn't like traveling by air
5. Chris said that July was babysitting until 7 pm the day before
6. William said to me that he was leaving in the morning
7. Mary remarked that John spoke English well
8. Tony said that he couldn't eat any sea food