"How many days are left till the next holiday?" Mary asked.
Mary asked how many days were left till the next holiday.
"When will your parents come back home?" John wanted to know.
John wanted to know when my parents would come back home.
"Why don't you write your homework?" my father asked.
My father asked why I didn't write my homework.
"Where will my cousin stay while he is abroad?" Doris asked.
Doris asked where her cousin would stay while he was abroad.
"Who is that tall man next to you?" Lennie wanted to know.
Lennie wanted to know who that tall man next to me was.
