Question

Report the dialogue between the residents and the city planner by completing the sentence:
City planner: “The new park is a result of several months of research and planning.”
Residents: “We don’t know who is more excited – we or our children!”
The city planner said that the new park __ of several months of research and planning. The residents expressed their excitement, stating that they were unsure who was more excited – they or their children.

Hint:

In reported speech, change the verb tense appropriately and adjust the sentence structure to reflect indirect communication.

Answer 1

The city planner said that the new park was a result of several months of research and planning. The residents expressed their excitement, stating that they were unsure who was more excited – they or their children.
In reported speech, the present tense “is” changes to the past tense “was,” and the direct quotation is converted into a statement.
The residents’ expression is paraphrased to convey their excitement without using quotation marks, maintaining the original meaning.
This change ensures the dialogue is smoothly reported with correct tense and pronoun adjustments.