Rewrite using Direct Speech. Sandra told Marie that she had been trying to call the university for the last hour but the line had been busy.

Marie inquited what Sandra wanted to ask them.

Sandra answered that they had sent out her results the week before but that she hadn't received them yet.

Marie asked Sandra whether she knew that the post office had been on strike for the past week.

She replied that she hadn't known.
She explained that if only she had known, then she wouldn't have wasted so much time on the phone.​

1. If I were you, I wouldn't drive this car. The car has no brakes.
2. If I were you, I wouldn't swim. The water is very cold.
3. If I were you, I wouldn't drink the milk. It's not fresh.
4. If I were you, I wouldn't eat the cake. It's two weeks old.
5. If I were you, I wouldn't park my car in a no-parking zone.
6. If I were you, I wouldn't buy a car from Denis Cook This person has a very bad reputation.
7. If I were you, I wouldn't buy a washing machine from Mrs James. It doesn't work properly.
8. If I were you, I wouldn't go to an African country to spend my holidays there. The political situation in that country is rather dangerous.

1. If I were you, I wouldn't drive this car. The car has no brakes.
2. If I were you, I wouldn't swim. The water is very cold.
3. If I were you, I wouldn't drink the milk. It's not fresh.
4. If I were you, I wouldn't eat the cake. It's two weeks old.
5. If I were you, I wouldn't park my car in a no-parking zone.
6. If I were you, I wouldn't buy a car from Denis Cook This person has a very bad reputation.
7. If I were you, I wouldn't buy a washing machine from Mrs James. It doesn't work properly.
8. If I were you, I wouldn't go to an African country to spend my holidays there. The political situation in that country is rather dangerous.