The head of police in a small town is making an announcement. Put his actual words into reported speech.
‘Ladies and gentlemen. There is a killer near the town! A huge black creature is living in the caves outside the town. This animal hunts and kills human! It doesn’t wait for a human to go near it. It is hungry and it can smell humans from 100 metres. We want you to stay at home tonight. We are going to find this creature and capture it or kill it!’
The police officer said that there _________ (1) a killer near the town. He said a huge black creature ___________ (2) in the caves outside the town. He added that the animal ___________ (3) and ___________ (4) humans. He said it ___________ (5) for a human to go near it because ___________ (6) hungry and it ___________ (7) smell humans from 100 metres. He added that the police _____________ (8) to stay at home that night. He said that the police ___________ (9) to find the creature and capture it or kill it!
Key: 1. was a killer near the town 2. was living….. 3. hunted 4. killed…. 5. didn’t wait…. 6. was hungry 7. could…. 8. wanted to…. 9. going to….
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