Froggy Jumps Reported Speech: Commands and RequestsOnline version Reported Speech by Fernando Pereira 1 Mansa: Don’t hurt the girl. a Mansa told his men not to hurt the girl. b Mansa ordered his men to hurt the girl. c Mansa asked his men not to hurt the girl. 2 Mansa: Please, be careful. a Mansa told his men to be careful. b Mansa asked his men to be careful. c Mansa told his men not to be careful. 3 Mansa: Please don’t mess things up. a Mansa told his men not to mess things up. b Mansa asked his men not to mess things up. c Mansa told his men to mess things up. 4 Mansa: “Take plenty of gold”. a Musa ordered his party to take plenty of gold. b Musa asked his party to take plenty of gold. c Musa ordered his party not to take plenty of gold. 5 Mansa, “prepare a pilgrimage to Mecca.” a Musa asked his aides to prepare a pilgrimage to Mecca. b Musa ordered his aides to prepare a pilgrimage to Mecca. c Musa ordered his aides s not to prepare a pilgrimage to Mecca. 6 Mansa: Don’t forget to take plenty of gold dust! a Mansa reminded them to take plenty of gold dust. b Mansa told them to forget to take plenty of gold dust. c Mansa asked them to forget to take plenty of gold dust. 7 Please, bring me the finest books. a Mansa ordered the men to bring him the finest books. b Mansa told the men not to bring him the finest books. c Mansa asked the men to bring him the finest books. 8 Mansa, “give gold to the poor, please.” a Mansa told his slaves to give gold to the poor. b Mansa ordered his slaves not to give gold to the poor. c Mansa asked his slaves to give gold to the poor. 9 “Build a mosque at every stop. “ a Mansa ordered them to build a mosque at every stop. b Mansa asked them to build a mosque at every stop. c Mansa ordered them not to build a mosque at every stop. 10 Consult the wisest men in the city. a Mansa asked the aides to consult the wisest men in the city. b Mansa ordered the aides to consult the wisest men in the city. c Mansa ordered the aides not to consult the wisest men in the city. 11 Turn Timbuktu into a great learning centre. a Mansa asked his subjects to turn Timbuktu into a great learning centre. b Mansa ordered his subjects to turn Timbuktu into a great learning centre. c Mansa ordered his subjects not to turn Timbuktu into a great learning centre. 12 Decline Mamluk the Sultan of Egypt’s invitation respectfully. a Mansa ordered his minister to decline Mamluk the Sultan of Egypt’s invitation respectfully. b Mansa told his minister not to decline Mamluk the Sultan of Egypt’s invitation respectfully. c Mansa asked his minister to decline Mamluk the Sultan of Egypt’s invitation respectfully. 13 Don’t lose the valuable manuscripts. a Mansa ordered his slaves to lose the valuable manuscripts. b Mansa asked his slaves not to lose the valuable manuscripts. c Mansa ordered his slaves not to lose the valuable manuscripts. 14 Please, get the emeralds. a Mansa ordered his aides not to get the emeralds. b Mansa asked his aides to get the emeralds. c Mansa ordered his aides to get the emeralds. 15 Please, don’t bring me useless treasures. a Mansa ordered his aides to bring him useless treasures. b Mansa ordered his aides not to bring him useless treasures. c Mansa asked his aides not to bring him useless treasures.