Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Tap the correct options to change the following to reported speech.

James said to the police, 'I want to talk to my lawyer.'

• A. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> James mentioned to the police that he wanted to talk to his lawyer.
• B. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> James warned the police that he wanted to talk to his lawyer.
• C. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> James told the police that he wanted to talk to his lawyer.
• D. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> James informed the police that he wanted to talk to his lawyer.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> James informed the police that he wanted to talk to his lawyer.

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Here, the reporting verbs 'told', 'informed', and 'mentioned' show that James requested to talk to his lawyer. Hence, all options except 'warned' are correct.