1. He said to her, “You are my friend.”
⇒ He told her she was his friend.
2. Johnny said to his mother, “I don’t know how to do this exercise.”
⇒ Johnny told his mother he didn't know how to do that exercise.
3. “ Don’t come back before one o’clock”, advised my brother.
⇒ My brother advised me not to come back before one o'clock.
4. “Cook it in butter”, Mrs Brown said to her daughter.
⇒ Mrs Brown told her daughter to cook it in butter.
5. The pupils said “ Teacher, give us better marks, please.”
⇒ The pupils told their teacher to give them better mark.
6. My friend said, “ Are you going to leave tomorrow?”
⇒ My friend asked me if I was going to leave the next day.
7. “ Have you done your homework?”, said my mother.
⇒ My mother asked me if I had done my homework.
8. I asked Bill,” What time did you go to bed last night?”
⇒ I asked Bill what time he had gone to bed the previous night/ the night before.
9. Paul said, “ I must go home now.”
⇒ Paul said he had to go home then.
10. “ There is an accident .”, said the policeman.
⇒ The policeman said there was an accident.