I. Rewrite the quotations in reported speech. Change the pronouns if necessary.
1. ‘I want to catch the shoplifter,’ the security guard said.
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2. ‘The police arrested a vandal,’ she said.
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3. ‘It’s difficult to catch drug dealers,’ said the police inspector.
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4. ‘We are questioning two teenagers about the burglary,’ the police officer said.
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5. ‘I sometimes go joyriding with my friends,’ he said.
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6. ‘The police are looking for the bank robbers,’ she said.
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7. ‘A boy in my class vandalized a park bench,’ my brother said.
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