1. Driving through the mountains, three bears were seen. Type of Error: Comma splice (two independent clauses joined only by a comma) Correct Sentence: Driving through the mountains, we saw three bears. (We can add "we" as the subject who saw the bears.) 2. The woman is a medical doctor in a green coat. Type of Error: No error, this sentence is grammatically correct. 3. The dog ran fast it jumped over the barrel. Type of Error: Sentence fragment (missing an independent clause) Correct Sentence: The dog ran fast and jumped over the barrel. (We can join the clauses with "and" to create a complete sentence.) 4. Traveling through six cities in one week Type of Error: Missing subject and verb (it's not a complete sentence) Correct Sentence: I/We/They traveled through six cities in one week. (Add a subject and verb to make it a complete sentence.) 5. I avoided deserts, I was trying to loose weight. Type of Error: Redundant subject (unnecessary repetition of "I") and misspelling ("loose" should be "lose") Correct Sentence: I avoided deserts because I was trying to lose weight. (Combine the sentences with "because" to explain the reason.) Here's how to change the direct speeches to indirect speeches: 6. Direct speech: "I had a headache yesterday." Indirect speech: She said (that) she had a headache yesterday. 7. Direct speech: "It's been raining since this afternoon." Indirect speech: He/She said (that) it had been raining since this afternoon. 8. Direct speech: "Thaven't seen them since last week." Indirect speech: They asked if you hadn't seen them since last week. (Change "Thaven't" to the appropriate tense) 9. Direct speech: "Where do they live?" Indirect speech: She wanted to know where they lived. 10. Direct speech: "When are you leaving?" Indirect speech: He asked when you were leaving. 11. Direct speech: "How will they get here?" Indirect speech: I wondered how they would get here.