I�ll be there for you - Friends theme song, by Lucka20
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Rewrite the sentences using indirect speech.

a) My mother warned me, “Expect bad days.”[ My mother warned me _____________________ bad days.

b) My father told me, “Don’t expect life to be a bed of roses.” [ My father told me ______________ life to be a bed of roses.

c) Fortunately, my friend promised, “I’ll be there for you.”

[ My friend promised me (that) __________________________________________________________.

[ My friend promised to ____________________________________________________________.

d) When I arrived 3 hours late at the office, my boss asked me, “Did you oversleep again?” [ When I arrived 3 hours late at the office, my boss asked me ____________________________________________________ again.

e) I replied, “Of course I didn’t oversleep.” [ I denied _____________________.