Jawaban:

Reported Speech:

1. He said that his father was a businessman and that his mother was an engineer.

2. She said that she was excited about her new job and that she had found a nice apartment.

3. Our sociology professor said that he expected me to be in class every day and that unexcused absences might affect my grades.

4. The newspaper said that highway 66 would be closed for two months and that commuters should seek alternate routes.

5. My Father often told me that every obstacle is a steppingstone to success and that I should view my problems in my life as opportunities to prove myself.

Penjelasan:

Jawaban dicetak tebal dan merupakan materi pembelajaran bentuk kalimat Indirect Speech / Reported Speech (bentuk kalimat tidak langsung) dalam Bahasa Inggris.

Kalimat tidak langsung:

1. Dia mengatakan bahwa Ayahnya adalah seorang pengusaha dan bahwa ibunya adalah seorang Insinyur.

2. Dia mengatakan bahwa dia senang dengan pekerjaan barunya dan dia telah menemukan apartemen yang bagus.

3. Profesor sosiologi kami mengatakan bahwa dia mengharapkan aku berada di kelas setiap hari dan ketidakhadiran tanpa alasan dapat mempengaruhi nilaiku.

4. Surat kabar itu mengatakan bahwa jalan tol 66 akan ditutup selama dua bulan dan para komuter harus mencari rute alternatif.

5. Ayahku sering mengatakan kepadaku bahwa setiap rintangan adalah batu loncatan untuk sukses dan bahwa aku harus melihat masalah dalam hidupku sebagai kesempatan untuk membuktikan diri.

Reported Speech, dalam bahasa Indonesia artinya adalah kalimat tidak langsung. Perubahan kalimat dari Direct Speech menjadi Reported Speech memiliki beberapa aturan:

Present Tense:

The boy said, "I have a new apartment."

The boy said that he had a new apartment.

She said, "She is a dancer."

She said (that) She was a dancer.

Jika kalimat ini berbentuk kebenaran umum, maka akan lebih sesuai

She said (that) She is a dancer.

Past Tense:

My mother said, "You brother did his homework last night."

My mother said (that) my brother had done his homework previous night.

My friend said, "I was late."

My friend said that she had been late.

4) Present Perfect Tense:

He asked me,"have you been to spain?"

He asked me if I had been to spain.

Modal Verbs:

Jika kalimat menggunakan Must, menjadi had to.

Jika menggunakan Will, menjadi would.

Jika menggunakan May, menjadi might.

Jika menggunakan Should, tetap tidak berubah.

Semoga membantu ya.