Exercise 75. Put the following questions into indirect speech.

1. 'Did they understand what you said to them?' he asked me.

2. 'Are you being attended to, sir?' said the shop assistant.

3. 'Do you see what I see, Mary?' said the young man.

4. 'Who left the banana skin on the front doorstep?' said my mother.

5. 'Have you gone completely mad?' I asked. 'Do you want to blow us all up?'

6. 'Why is your house so full of antiques?' she asked. 'Was your father a collector?'

7. 'Are you leaving today or tomorrow morning?' said his secretary.

8. 'How far is it?' I said, 'and how long will it take me to get there?'

9. 'Are you sorry for what you did?' the mother asked the little boy .

10. 'Are you going to see him off at the station?' I asked her.

11. Why do you think it may be dangerous?' he asked her.

12. 'Do you know that the shoes you are wearing aren't a pair? ' I asked him.

13. 'Why are you looking through the keyhole?' I said.

14. 'Who put salt in my coffee?' he asked.

15. 'Which of you knows how to make Irish stew?' said the chief cook.

16. 'Why did you travel first class?' I asked him.

17. 'How can I run in high-heeled shoes?' she enquired.

18. 'What is your new house like?' I asked them.

19. 'Whose car did you borrow last night?' I said to him.

20. 'What was she wearing when you saw her last?' the policeman asked me.

21. 'Who owns this revolver?' said the detective.

22. 'Where were you last night, Mr Jones?' he said.

23. 'What else did you see?' I asked the boy.

24. 'Have you done this sort of work before? ' said his new employer.

25. “Have you seen him lately?’ I asked Mary.