Question

List all the verbs related to the verb ‘say’ or ‘tell’ from the story. Note where they occur. Rewrite at least 3 of the speeches near which they occur using indirect speech.

Answer 1

said, exclaimed, persisted, recited, asked, quoted.

Direct:	"Why are those sheep being driven out of that field?" he asked.
Indirect:	He enquired why those sheep were being driven out of that field.
Direct:	"Perhaps the grass in the other field is better," suggested the aunt.
Indirect:	The aunt suggested that perhaps the grass in the other field was better.
Direct:	"Was she pretty?" asked the bigger of the small girls.
Indirect:	The bigger of the small girls asked if she had been pretty.
Direct:	"It is the only beautiful story I have ever heard," said Cyril.
Indirect:	Cyril said that it was the only beautiful story he had ever heard.