Direct and Indirect

DIRECT – INDIRECT

1.      The pigeons flew in again, and said,  "Cinderella, do you want us to help you sort the seeds?"

→ The pigeons asked me that, Did Cinderella want us to help you sort the seeds

2.      the pigeons said, "Cinderella, would you like to go dancing at the ball?"

→ The pigeons asked me that, Would Cinderella like to go dancing at the ball.

3.      she said, "how could I go in these dirty clothes?"

→ she asked me that, how could she go in those dirty clothes.

4.       Cinderella said, "Did you have a good time yesterday evening?"

→ Cinderella said that, Did she had a good time the previous day evening

5.      "I was standing in the front door when she rode by the house."

→ Ciderella said that, She was standing in the front door when she rode by the house.

6.      "What were you doing, standing in the front door?"

→ The oldest sister Cinderella said that, What were she doing, standing in the front door

7.      "If only my pigeons will come again,"

→ Cinderella told me that, If only her pigeons would come again

8.      The pigeons said, "Cinderella, would you like us to help you sort the peas."

→ The pigeons said that, Cinderella, would she like us to help she sort the peas.