Rewrite the sentences in direct speech.
1. He said he really hoped to find the thief.
2. She told me she was a lawyer.
3. He said he had arrived at the scene of crime an hour before.
4. She told me she couldn’t stop thinking about this case.
5. She thought she would prepare her speech later.
6. He said his witnesses would come to the trial by all means.
7. She decided that she was going to send her report the next week.
8. He said he didn’t understand all the circumstances of the crime.
Answers & Comments
2. I am a lawyer.
3. I arrived at the scene of crime an hour ago.
4. I can’t stop thinking about this case.
5. I think I'll prepare my speech later.
6. My witnesses will come to the trial by all means.
7. I am going to send my report next week.
8. I don’t understand all the circumstances of the crime.