Put this direct sentences into indirect ones: 1. The flight attendant said:”Fasten your seat belts quickly because we have to make
an emergency landing.”
2. The manager asked:”Has anyone finished his report for the meeting?”
3. They wanted to know:”Why is he returning to his country before the semester is
over?”
4. He asked me:”Don’t try anything funny!”
5. The lawyer said to everyone:”I told the witnesses to speak nothing but the truth”.
6. The police said:”We will catch the guilty”.

1- cleans/ tidies up

2- were

3-would be

4- had known

5-takes

6-must be/ have to be/should be

d. the two authors are in awe of nature; their experiences, reveal that time in nature can change people.

explanation:

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.