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5. Jerry told me / said his uncle worked on the space program.

6. I asked / said if he ever went to watch flights take off.

7. He answered / told that he did.

8. I asked him / told him which astronauts he knew.

9 Change the speakers’ exact words to reported speech. Use an appropriate reporting verb in
the simple past. Add or change pronouns as necessary.

1. Will: What are you watching, Mei?

Will asked Mei what she was watching.

2. Mei: It’s a video from the space station.

3. Will: Who’s talking?

4. Mei: The mission commander is giving a report.

5. Will: Why is the woman’s hair like that?

6. Mei: It’s because of zero gravity.

Astronauts Luca Parmitano (above) and
Karen Nyberg (left) on the International
448 Space Station, August, 2013
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