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Following are a few sentences in reported speech.

1. John said, "I love this town."
   John said that he loved that town.
2. "Are you sure?" He asked me.
   He asked me if / whether I liked soccer.
3. "I can't drive a lorry," he said.
   He said that he couldn't drive a lorry.
4. "Be nice to your brother," he said.
   He asked me to be nice to my brother.
5. "Don't be nasty," he said.
   He urged me not to be nasty.
6. "Don't waste your money" she said.
   She told the boys not to waste their money.
7. "What have you decided to do?" she asked him.
   She asked him what he had decided to do.
8. "I always wake up early," he said.
   He said that he always woke up early.
9. "You should revise your lessons," he said.
   He advised the students to revise their lessons.
10. "Where were you born,"he asked me.
    He wanted to know where I was born.