Fill in the missing words He asked: “Do you go in for sports?” He asked me ________________________________...

He asked me if I go in for sports.

She said that she didn't want to go to school the next day.

Alex said that there was a swimming pool near his school.

Steve was interested in what my hobby was.

Ann said that he had phoned me in the morning.

The teacher said that there were no mistakes in my test.

To fill in the missing words in the reported speech sentences, it's important to understand how to convert direct speech into reported speech. This often involves changing the tense, pronouns, and sometimes the structure of the sentence. Here are the completed sentences with explanations:

1. He asked: “Do you go in for sports?”

   He asked me if I went in for sports.

   • When converting questions to reported speech, we often use "if" or "whether" and change the verb tense. "Do you go" becomes "I went."

2. She said: “I don’t want to go to school tomorrow.”

   She said that she didn't want to go to school the next day.

   • "Don’t want" changes to "didn't want," and "tomorrow" changes to "the next day" in reported speech.

3. Alex said: “There is a swimming pool near my school.”

   Alex said that there was a swimming pool near his school.

   • "Is" changes to "was," and "my" changes to "his" to match the pronoun perspective in reported speech.

4. Steve asked: “What is your hobby?”

   Steve was interested in what my hobby was.

   • In reported speech, "What is your hobby?" becomes "what my hobby was," changing the question format into a statement.

5. Ann said: “He phoned you in the morning.”

   Ann said that he had phoned me in the morning.

   • "Phoned" changes to "had phoned," and "you" changes to "me" to reflect the reporting structure.

6. The teacher said: “There are no mistakes in your test.”

   The teacher said that there were no mistakes in my test.

   • "Are" changes to "were," and "your" changes to "my" in reported speech.

These changes are necessary to maintain clarity and grammatical correctness when transforming direct quotes into reported speech.

He asked me if I go in for sports.

She said that she didn't want to go to school the next day.

Alex said that there was a swimming pool near his school.

Steve was interested in what my hobby was.

Ann said that he had phoned me in the morning.

The teacher said that there were no mistakes in my test.