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I) REPORTED SPEECH:

1) Tom: “I want to go to the cinema tomorrow. They are playing Dreamgirls.”
Tom informed his friend that__________________________________________________
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2) Linda: “I’m 16 years old now. My birthday was last Monday. I had a big party with my friends.”
Linda told the children that ____________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________.

3) Sandra: “I was born in Italy, but my parents moved to New York when I was three. I`ve been living here for 12 years now.”
Sandra said that _____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________.

4) Mr. Singh: “My wife and I have three children. They are all grown up now, and they are all studying in America. Next summer we are going to visit them.
Mr Singh explained that ______________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________.

5) Frank Drebin: “My name is Frank Drebin. I am a police detective in Los Angeles. I had been working on a case in the City Zoo when my boss called me.”
Frank Drebin said that________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________.

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Key:

1. Tom informed his friend that he wanted to go to the cinema the next day. He said that they were playing Dreamgirls.
2. Linda told the children that she was 16 years old then. She said that her birthday had been the Monday before, and she mentioned that she had had a big party with her friends.
3. Sandra said that she had been born in Italy, but her parents had moved to New York when she had been three. She explained that she had been living there for 12 years then.
4. Mr Singh explained that his wife and he had three children. He said that they were all grown up then, and that they were all studying in America. He mentioned that they were going to visit them the following summer.
5. Frank Drebin said that his name was Frank Drebin. He mentioned that he was a police detective in Los Angeles. He explained that he had been working on a case in the city Zoo when his boss had called him.

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