Direct and Indirect

1.    What do you want?’ she asked him.
2.    Are you coming with us?’ he asked me.
3.    He asked, ‘When do you intend to make the payment?’
4.    Do you come from China?’ said the prince to the girl.
5.    The poor man exclaimed, ‘Will none of you help me?

ANSWERS

1.    She asked him what he wanted.
2.    He asked me if I was coming/going with them.
3.    He enquired when I/he/she intended to make the payment.
4.    The prince asked the girl if she came from China.
5.    The poor man exclaimed whether none of them would help him.