Direct/Indirect Conversion I:

Question 1

Boris tells Lars that Belinda doesn’t like him.

A. Boris said, “Belinda, Lars doesn’t like you.”
B. Belinda doesn’t like Lars, said Boris.
C. “Lars, Belinda doesn’t like you,” said Boris.
D. “Lars, I don’t like you,” said Boris to Belinda

Answer 1

C. “Lars, Belinda doesn’t like you,” said Boris.

Question 2

Boris asked Belinda, “Would you like to get dinner later tonight?”

A. Boris asked Belinda if she would like to get dinner later that night.
B. Would you like to get dinner later tonight, asked Boris to Belinda.
C. Belinda asked Boris if she would like to get dinner later that night.
D. “Later tonight, would you like to get dinner,” Boris asked Belinda.

Answer 2

A. Boris asked Belinda if she would like to get dinner later that night.

Question 3

To the director, the dancer exclaimed, “Give me this lead role or I will quit!”

A. The dancer told the director, “Give me this lead role or I will quit!”
B. The dancer told the director to give him that lead role or he would quit.
C. The dancer, to the director, exclaimed thy he would be given this lead role or he would quit.
D. The dancer told the director to give me that lead role or I will quit.

Answer 3

B. The dancer told the director to give him that lead role or he would quit.