Переведите следующие предложения из прямой речи в косвенную:
21. The lecturer stated: “Fertilizers and pesticides are important for growing crops but they can ruin soil.”
The lecturer stated that fertilizers and pesticides are/were important for growing crops but they can ruin soil.
22. The governor asked: “What gave rise to unprecedented air pollution and the large volume of industrial chemical discharges?”
The governor asked them what had given rise to unprecedented air pollution and the large volume of industrial chemical discharges.
23. The environmentalists called on manufacturers: “Don’t release waste of chemical substances into the atmosphere and oceans because it inevitably results in the implication of pollution on a planetary level.”
The environmentalists called on manufacturers not to release waste of chemical substances into the atmosphere and oceans because it inevitably results/resulted in the implication of pollution on a planetary level.
24. The author of the article made a conclusion: “If people act more responsibly towards the environment, the world will become a healthier, safer place to live in.”
The author of the article made a conclusion that if people acted more responsibly towards the environment, the world would become a healthier, safer place to live in.
25. The teacher explains to students: “Three factors determine the severity of a pollutant: its chemical nature, the concentration and the persistence.”
The teacher explains to students that three factors determine/determined the severity of a pollutant: its chemical nature, the concentration and the persistence.
Там, где два варианта, применимы оба.
