Originally Posted by koozagar

Respected Member.
I'm going to start here a new thread for solving direct and indirect sentences of past papers. I hope that the seniors will evaluate these sentences pointing out the mistakes. I'll really appreciate if other members can help me in this regard.

CSS 2005.
1). Our sociology professor
said , ‘I expect you to be in
class every day. Unexcused
absences may affect your
grades.’
Our sociology professor told us that he expected us to be in class everyday and he fur ther added that unexcused absences might affect our grades.

2). My father often told me , ‘every obstacle is a
stepping stone to success. You
s hould view problems in your
life as opportunities to prove
yourself.’
My father often advised me and told that every obstacle is a stepping stone to success and he further added that i had to view problems in my life as opportunities to prove myself.
3). When tom asked Jack why he could’nt go to the game,
Jack said he didn’t have
enough money for a ticket.

When Tom said to jim,'Why can't you go to the game? 'I don't have enough money for a ticket', said jack
4). When I asked the ticked
seller if the concert was going
to be rescheduled, she told me that she didn’t know and said
that she just worked there.

When I said to ticket seller,'Is concert going to be rescheduled? 'I don't know', She said, 'I just work here.'
5). Ali said, ‘I must go to
Lahore next week to visit my
ailing mother.’
Ali told me that he had to go to Lahore the following week to visit his his ailing mother.

6). The policeman told the pedestrian, ‘you mustn’t cross
the road against the red light’

Policeman forbade the pedestrain to cross the road against red light.
7). Ahmed asked if what I said
was really true.
Ahmed said to me,'Is what you say really true
?'
8). Sarah wanted to know

where they would be tomorrow around three O’clock
Sarah said to them,'Where will you be tomorrow around three O'clock?'