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Exercise
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Report what Tom said...
- Tom: "I'm thinking about it." - Tom said he [was thinking] about it.
- Tom: "I want to go home." - Tom said he [wanted to go] home.
- Tom: "What do you mean?" - Tom wanted to know what [I meant] .
- Tom: "Has Jane received the fax?" - Tom asked me [if Jane had received] the fax.
- Tom: "Don't shout at me." - Tom told me [not to shout at him, that I should not shout at him, that I shouldn't shout at him] .
- Tom: "I don't understand the problem." - Tom said he [did not understand, didn't understand] the problem.
- Tom: "Will you help me?" - Tom asked me if [I would help him] .
- Tom: "You can come and stay at my flat if you are ever in Chicago." - Tom said that I [could come and stay at his flat if I was] ever in Chicago.
- Tom: "Do you have any plans for the weekend?" - Tom asked me [if I had] any plans for the weekend.
- Tom: "China is bigger than India." - Tom said that China [is] bigger than India.