Posted by joe on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 1:50pm.
Change each of these indirect quotations
to direct quotations. Punctuate your quotation properly.
examples:
- Mrs king said,"I enjoyed our golf game"
_Mrs king said that she enjoyed the golf game.
1)Mrs.King said that she wants a new putter.
-Mrs King said," I wanted a new putter"
The tense of the verb in the direct quotation is incorrect. There is also a mark of punctuation missing at the end. And you need to watch the spaces: there should be a space after the comma after "said" and no space between the quotation marks and "I."
2)I told my boss that I could not come to work today.
-I told my boss,"I can not come to work today".
Watch the spacing; watch the spelling; watch where you put the period and quotation marks at the end of the sentence.
3)Anita said that her mother was going back to college.
-Anita said," My mother is going back to college"
Again ... spacing and punctuation.
4)My brother Elvin whispered that he had a surprise for me.
-My brother Elvin whispered,"I have a surprise for you."
spacing
5)Tina told me that she had found my book in her desk.
-Tina told me," I have found your book in my desk."
spacing
6)Matthew thought that we should go to a movie.
-Matthew thought,"We shall go to a movie".
spacing and punctuation
7)He said his favorite actor was Clint Eastwood.
-He said ,"My favorite actor is Clint Eastwood".
spacing and punctuation
8)He told his friend Jeffrey that he would stop by and pick him up.
-He told his friend Jeffrey,"I will stop by and pick you up".
spacing and punctuation
9) Jeffrey said he would be waiting on the front porch.
-Jeffrey said," I will be waiting on the front porch".
spacing and punctuation
10)Matthew told him he would be there in fifteen minutes.
-Matthew told him,"I will be there in fifteen minutes".
spacing and punctuation
Except for the first one, all the verb tenses in the direct quotations are fine.
1)Mrs King said ," I want a new putter."
Mrs. King said, "I want a new putter."
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