Sentence 1: Elle was tired and not feeling well. 
 Sentence 3: Elle took the day off and went to the doctor 
 Sentence 4:  The doctor told Elle she had the beginning of the flu 
 Sentence 5:  Elle had to miss the next few days of work 
 Option 1: She told her boss she could work through it. 
 Option 2: She told her boss that she needed a day off.