TT Ny ore peech (1m very happy with your ‘results in the History exam) What oid Mr Reed tell his class yesterday? He said to the class, ‘I'm very happy with your results in the History exam oR He told the class (that) he was very happy with their results In the History exam. ‘® We can report people's words by using direct speech or reported speech. © Direct speech is the exact words someone used. We use quotation marks (°") In direct speech. 2.9. It’s nice to be home,’ Tom said. @ Reported speech is the exact meaning of what someone said, but not the exact words. We do not use quotation marks In reported speech. We can elther use the word that after the introductory verb (say, tell, etc.), oF we can omit it. e.g. Tom said (that) it was nice to be home. Sas @ mez We can use the verbs say and tell both in direct and reported speech. Tellis atways followed by a personal object (told ime). © Say Is used with or without a personal object. When used with a personal object itis always followed by the preposition to (sald to me). Study the following exampl ‘Say and tell are also used with the following expressions: ‘Say good moming/aftemoon, etc, somethinginothing, ‘tc., one’s prayers, so, a few words tell the truth, aie, a secret, a story, the time, the dit- ference, sb one’s name, sb the way, one from another, one’s fortune 120 1p with say or fell in the A Katie (1) told... Dave that she had met a set of twins at a party. “They looked exactly the same, she (2) “Vcouldn't (3) the difference between them.’ ‘I've got a twin brother, to0,' (4) Dave. ‘Are you (5) ‘me the truth?” asked Katie, (6) ‘name.’ ‘His name's Stephen,’ Dave (7) her. ‘il take you to meet him tomorrow. ; a mehis B "You never listen to me,’ Tara (1) sin 1@ {900d morning 10 you three times today and you didn't answer.” she @) "To (4) you the truth, it makes me really angry. Why don't you listen to me? “Oh, hello Tara,’ said Jim, ‘Did you ust ©) someting?” © “Claire (1) ime that she and John are {getting married,’ (2) Sue. ‘She @ that they're going to have a big ‘wedding with lots of guests." That willbe expensive, @ Tom. I thought John (8) that they couldn't afford a big wedding." Well that's, what Claire (6) me.’ 7) Sue. “Tdon't think she would (8) allie” ~~.Reporte: Reported Statements In reported speech personal pronouns, possessive adjectives/possessive pronouns change according to the ‘meaning of the sentence. e.g. Sam said, Tm leaving for Germany with my family tomorrow. ‘Sam said (that) he was leaving for Germany with his family the following day. We can report someone's words either a long time after they were sald (out-of-date-reporting) or a short time after they were said (up-to-date-reporting).. out-of-date reporting ‘We usually report someone's words a long time after they were said. In this case the introductory verb isin the past simple and the tenses change as follows: present simple past simple “Iwant to go to bed earl," he said. He said (that) he wanted to go to bed early. present continuous past continuous “She's feeding the baby,’ he sai. He said (that) she was feeding the baby. present perfect past perfect ‘Ive bought a new dress,’ she sai. ‘She said (that) she had bought a new dress. past simple past simple or past perfect ‘finished work early, Alex said. ‘Alex said (that) he (had) finished work early past continuous past continuous or past perfect continuous, "Iwas planning to call you later,’ she said. ‘She said (that) she was planningihad been 0 call me later. future (will) conditional (would) "talk to you tomorrow,” she said. ‘She sai (that) she would talk to me the next day. The past perfect and past perfect continuous remain the sam direct speech: ‘The film had finished by the time | got home,” he said. reported speech: He said (that) the film had finished by the time he got home. Certain words and time expressions change according to the meaning of the sentence as follows: now » then, at that time, immediately last week» the week before, the previous week today, tonight > that day, that night next week ~ the week after, the following week yesterday » the day before, the previous day two days. ago» two days before tomorrow * the next day, the following day here + there this week » that week come + go ‘© When thisithese are used in time expressions, they change to that/those, e.g. this week » that week, these days » those days © When this/that/these/those are not used in time expressions, they change as follows: 4) as adjectives, that is, when they are followed by a noun, they change to the, e.g. This cake is delicious,’ Pam told me. » Pam told me (that) the cake was delicious. b) as pronouns, that is, when they are not followed by @ noun, they change to it orthey/them, e.g. a) ‘This is a briliant idea,’ Debbie said. » Debbie said (that) it was a briliant idea. 'b) He said, ‘Those are the men who helped me." He said (that) they were the men who (had) helped hi: 74)UNIT 122 cae at peech up-to-date reporting When we report someone's words a short time after they were said, the tenses can elther change or remain the same in reported speech. direct speech: i'm seeing the manager tomorrow,’ Jack said to us. reported speech: Jack fold us (that) he is seeingiwas seeing the manager tomorrow. ‘© Certain modal verbs change in reported speech as follows: wil/shall > would can + could/would be able to (future reference) may > might ‘must > must/had to (obligation) can > could shall > should (asking for advice) © Would, could, might, should, ought, had better and mustn't do not change in reported speech. Must does ‘not change in reported speech when it expresses a logical assumption. He said, ll have some tea.’ He said (that) he would have some tea. He said, ‘She can type fast.” He said (that) she eould type fast. He said (thal) he could/would be able to tak tome the next day. (t refers to the future) He said, They may come home.” He said (that) they might come home. He said, What shall | el her?” He asked what he should tel her. He said, You must stay in He said (hai) | mustfhad to stay in He said, ‘She must be exhausted.” He said (that) she must be exhausted He said, ‘I can talk to you tomorrow.” ® In Type 1 conditionals tenses change in reported speech as follows: the present simple becomes past simple in the if-clause and will becomes would in the main clause. direct speech: _f/have the time, l come round,” Lisa said. reported speech: Lisa said (tha) if she had the time, she would come round. ‘© Type 2 and Type 3 conditionals do not change in reported speech. direct speech: if she knew, she would help us,’ Tony sai. reported speech: Tony said (thal) if she knew, she would help us. ‘© The verb tenses and time expressions change in reported speech: a) when reporting someone's words a long time after they were said (out-of-date reporting). 'b) when we consider what the speaker says to be untrue. direct speech: like Shakespeare's plays a lt,’he said to us. reported speech: He fold us (that) he liked Shakespeare's plays a lot, but he did't know the name of any. ‘© The verb tenses can either change or remain the same in reported speech: 1a) when reporting someone's words a short time after they were said (up-to-date reporting). ) when reporting a general truth or law of nature. direct speech: ‘The sun sets in the west, the teacher said. reported speech: The teacher said (that) the sun sets/set in the west. ‘© The verb tenses remain the same in reported speech: When the introductory verb is in the present, future or present perfect. direct speech: The singer says, ! enjoy cycling.” reported speech: The singer says (that) she enjoys cyclingFill in the gaps with the correct Pronoun or possessive adjective. James said, ‘My boss wants me to go to London tomorrow. James said ...his.. boss wanted to goto London the following day. Mary said, ‘Im waiting for my son to come out of school. Mary said that was waiting for ‘son to come out of school. George said. Ive bought a new car for my mum. George said had bought a new car for Julie said to me, I need you to help me with the shopping. Julie told me that needed to help with the shopping. John said, 'd ike to take you out to dinner. John said ‘dike to take outto dinner. Helen said to Jane,‘ think your new haircut is lovely. Helen told Jane that thought new haircut was lovely ‘Tur the following sentences into reported speech. Robin said, “These biscuits taste delicious. Robin said (that) the biecuits tasted delicious. I can't See you this afternoon because I've got a lot 0 do.’ Ann told me. ‘She came into the room holding some letters in her hand and said, ‘I found these while | was tidying the desk drawers, Fiona said, “That picture was painted by my great ‘grandtather. ‘Those were good times for my family.” Jack said. received a parcel this morning, but | haven't opened ityet’ Tor said ‘You mustn't do that again.’ Mum said to Bob. “These shoes are wom out. You's bet away,’ Mum said to me. throw them @ " 2 13 4 8 16 7 18 19 20 24 22 23 24 UNIT 10 neech ‘Turn the following sentences into reported speech. He said, 'm going to the station He said (that) he was going to the station. Tina said, You should exercise regularly, They said. We had booked the room before we left Tom said, ‘This meal is delicious.” "ve written you a letter,” she sai to her friend, ‘We've decided to spens our holidays in Jordan, they told us. Lil said, goto the bank tomorrow. ‘She said to him, We've been invited to a wedding She told me, You must leave early tomorrow. “Thay ve gone out for the evening. Jessie said to me. They said, We may vist Joe tonight She said." can meet you on Tuesday. Keith said. ‘There isa etter for you on the table. ‘We won't be wisiting Tom ths evening, Sam fold us. Eric said, ‘They had been talking on the phone for an hour before | interrupted them, ‘haven't spoken to Mary since last week,’ Glova said “They delvered the letters this morning. she said He said, ake to buy this jumper ‘They aren't going on holiday this year. he said Jane said. havent finishes my homework yet {im going to bed early tonight.” Caroline said ‘My mother is coming to visit us, I said ‘We don't want to waton afm tonight the children said He's playing in the garden now.” his mother said She said, ‘You must do your homework now. 123Tt 1 He oaid (that) he couldnt meet her because he was very buy. Tm 17) 2 (_ Tmiyping >) that report now. ) Thavenit eaten = anything all day. 4 ‘Turn the sentences into reported speech. In which of the following sentences do the tenses not change? In which do they not have to be changed? Why? 1. The article savs. ‘The artist only uses oil paints The article says (that) the artist only uses oll painte. ‘The tenses do not: change because the itroducto- ty verb Io In the present simple. 2. “They are working hard today,’ he said 3 ‘Tve done the things you asked me to do,’ Mary said 4 “The sun rises in the east, she said, 124 1" 2 8 4 15 10 He broke the window,’ they said. ‘We've never been on holiday abroad. they said. ‘Mum says, ‘Dinner is ready.” "Vl start cooking at six o'ctock, she said "We went to the supermarket yesterday,’ he said Mrs Jones says, ‘My daughter is going to have a baby. “You're never going to get a job,” Dad always says. “Fish live in water, he said “We went to the beach last weekend,’ they said "He showed me his photographs, she said “Ym working on my project now. Bly said ‘Turn the following sentences into reported speech. ‘Seaweed grows in the sea, the teacher said to the students, The teacher eaid to the studente/told the stu- dente (that) seaweed grows/arew in the aca | saw Amanda at the cinema,’ she said. (up-to-date reporting) “They don't ive here any more,’ he said to me. (out-of-date reporting) “Canada is a large country.’ he said ‘The Statue of Liberty is in America,’ she said to us. iI help you with your homework,” he sai. (out-of-date reporting) ‘would go on holiday if| had enough money,’ Bill said. (up-to-date reporting) ‘ifm free, I call you,’ Tom said. (up-to-date reporting) "You should make a decision, he said to us. "You can ask John for advice.” she said (up-to-date reporting}Have you had any experience? Yesterday, Flic hod @ job interview. The manager asked Eric it]whether he had had any experience. He also asked him why he wanted the job. ‘© Reported questions are usually introduced with, the verbs ask, inquire, wonder or the expres- ‘sion want to know, © When the direct question begins with a question word (who, where, how old, how long, when, why, what, etc.) the reported question is intro- duced with the same question word. .g.'What do you want to know?’ she asked me. ‘She asked me what | wanted to know. ‘© When the direct question begins with an auxili- ary (is, do, have) or a modal verb (can, may, ‘tc.), then the reported question begins with if ‘or whether. .9.'Have you seen this man before?’ he asked me. He asked me ifiwhether I had seen the man before. @ In reported questions, the verb is in the affirm- ative, The question mark and words/expres- sions such as please, well, oh, etc. are omitted. The verb tenses, pronouns and time expres- sions change as in statements. e.g.'Can you hold the door for me, please?’ the ‘man asked me. The man asked me ifwhether I could hold the door for him. ‘Where are you going?’ Sam asked her. ‘Sam asked her where she was going. (NOT. Sam-achod-or whore-wae-ohe-geing) a Report ©) worm tonowing ato reported questions 1. "Where do you live?" | asked her | aoked her where ohe lived 2 ‘How old will you be on your next birthday?” he asked me, 3. ‘Where is your umbrella” she asked her daughter. 4 ‘Do you like playing football?’ John asked us. 5 The boss asked, ‘What time are you going home today?” 6 ‘Will you take the children to school today?" he asked. 7 "Who called you today?" she asked. 8 “When will you decorate the kitchen?” Martha asked. 9 ‘Who broke my vase?" | asked. 10 Father asked, “Will you help me lit these boxes, please? 11 ‘Can you speak a foreign language?’ she asked her. 12 ‘Where is the tourist information centre?” we asked. Yesterday, Marion met a couple who were on holiday in London. They were looking at @ ‘map. She asked them some questions. Turn them into reported questions. 1 “Are you lost? Marion asked them it/whether they were lost. 2 ‘Can you speak English? 3. "Where are you from? 4 "Is your hotel near here? '5 "Where do you want to go?” 6 ‘Were you looking for Big Ben?” 7. ‘Have you been to the British Museum? 8 ‘Have you visited Buckingham Palace’ 9 ‘Do you like London?” 125a Reported Gommands/ Requests/Suggestions Let's fy the kite Pull the strings harder! Unroll more string, please. | Don't fet go of the kite! Keith suggested flying the kite. He told Paul to pull the strings harder. He asked Paul to unroll more string. He also told him not to let go of the kite. To report commands or instructions in reported ‘speech, we use the introductory verbs order or toll + sb + (not) to-infinitve. €€g.Put the gun down” he said to him. ‘He ordered him to put the gun down, ‘Don't look down” he said tous. ‘He told us not to look down. ‘Put the shopping in the kitchen,’ she said to her. ‘She told her to put the shopping inthe kitchen. © To report requests, we use the introductory verbs ask or beg + sb + (not) to-infinitive. The direct sentence usually contains the word ‘please’ e.g. Help me, please,’ Jean said to Tom. Jean asked Tom to help her. ‘Please, please don't call the police,’ he said to Coin He begged Colin not to call the police. To report suggestions, we use the introductory verb suggest + -ing form/that sb (should) + bare infinitive, 2g. ‘Let's go outside,’ I said to them. ‘We canicould go outsde,'I said to them. ‘Shall we go outside?’ I said to them. (How about going outside?" | said to them. | suggested goingithat we (should) go outside, 126 Fill in the gaps with the introductory verbs in the list in the correct form. order, tel, ask, beg, suggest 1 “Please visit me in hospital,” Joan said to Colin, Joan ..22ked.. Clin to vist her in hospital 2 ‘Let's eat out this evening,’ Paul said to her. Paul eating out that evening, 3. Please, pease be caretul” she sad to him, she ve im 10 Be care 4 Don't go near the fre.” Dad said to us Dad us not to go near the fire 5 Be quiet! the commander sad tothe troops. The commander the troops to be quit. ‘Turn the following sentences into reported speech. 1 ‘Lots try the exercise again” The ballet teacher suggeated trying the exorclee aga, 2 “Lit your leg higher please, Rachel” i 3. ‘Tum your head a ite more. 4 ‘Don't lean back” ‘Turn the following sentences into reported speech. 1. The doctor said to the patient, ‘Come back to see ime again next week ‘The doctor told the patient to go back and see him again the following week/the week after. 2 The guard said to the driver, ‘Stop! 3, He said, ‘Shall we go for a walk?” 4 She said to him, ‘Please, please don't leave me!” 5 Jenny said to Dave, ‘Please help me with this.” 6 She said to him, ‘Open the window, please.” 7 Mother said, "How about going for a drive? She said, ‘Let's eat now.”Introductory Verbs ‘Yes, I'll give you a lit.” "Shall! carry the boxes? “Tpromise I'l help you. “No, | won't buy you a car. “Stop talking or I'l send you out” "You should see a doctor. ‘Could you do something for me?" ‘Please, please call the police.” "Drop your weapons! "will you come to my party? "Got out of the house!” ‘Don't forget to write to Paul “Don't go near the oven. “Yes, | stole the plans. ‘You lied to me, ''m sorry | shouted at you. "Vm the cleverest ofall” ‘Ihave a headache. “I did't take your bag.” "You must do your work” ‘Let's visit Jane, apologise for “boast about ‘complain to sb of, deny insist on suggest ‘You're always late, "didn't take the money. sa difficult situation. ‘What a beautiful baby he is!” 1 promise I'l cal you." "You's better go home.” UNIT 10 Smeech Reported She agreed to give me a lif. He offered to carry the boxes. He promised to help me. ‘She refused to buy me a car. He threatened to send me out it didnt stop talking He advised me to see a doctor. ‘She asked me to do something for her. ‘She begged me to call the police. He commanded them to drop their weapons. She invited me to (go to) her party She ordered me to get out ofthe house. ‘She reminded me to write to Paul She warned me not to go near the oven. He admitted (to) stealing/having stolen the plans. ‘She accused me of lying/having lied to her. He apologised for shouting/having shouted at me. He boasted of/about being the cleverest of al ‘She complained to me of having a headache. He denied taking/having taken my bag, SShe insisted on melmy doing my work She suggested visiting Jane. ‘She complained that | was always late, ‘She denied that she had taken the money. He explained that it was a diffcut situation. ‘She exclaimediremarked that he was a beautitul baby. ‘She promised that she would call me, He suggested that | (should) go home, Note: act, advise, boast, insist threaten, warn, remind can also be followed by a that-clause in reported speech. Fil in the with one of the intro- ‘ductory verbs from the list below in the past simple. ‘agree, invite, war, accuse, boast, complain, insist, explain, exclaim, remind, suggest, promise ae “will you come to the ball?" he said to her. He .. invited. her to go to the ball “Yim the best student in the school, he said He ‘about being the best student in the school ‘Yes, Il lend you some money,’ he said to Jane. He to lend Jane some money. "What a beautiful dress she is wearing!" he said. He that she was. wearing a beautiul dress, 5. ‘He never buys me flowers,” she said ‘She that he never bought her flowers. 6 ‘Let's go for a picnic,’ he said He going for a picnic. 7. ‘You stole the money.’ Tom said to Jim, Tom: ‘Jim of stealing the money. 8 ‘Don't forget to hang out the washing, she said to me. She ‘me to hang out the washing 9“ promise Fil write to you,’ she said to him, She to write to him. 10 "You must fnish the report” she said to him, She (on him finishing the report. 11. ‘Don't touch the wet paint, Dad said to us, Dad Us not to touch the wet paint 12. "There's nothing else | can do, he said. He that there was nothing else he could do. 127UNIT 10 Rep 1 10 " R 13 4 6 16 7 128 Pred peech First, choose an appropriate introduc: tory verb, then report the sentences. ‘Please, please don't go.’ beg. She ..begged me not to go. ‘Yes, I'ldo the shopping,” Paul "Everyone sit down! The teacher "Could | borrow your pen?” She “itwas me who made the mistake.” Mary : "You should speak to the manager.” sill 'No, | won't type the letter for you. Bob o “I promise I'll take you home.” Jack Fire at the enemy!" The sergeant Vl send you to your room if you're naughty.” Mum - “No, | aidnt call you. Kim “Let's go for a walk.” Tom ''m sorry | broke your glasses.’ Ted "Don't forget to pay the bil, Sam "Don't go near the river.” Dad "You broke the window. Peter ‘Children, be quiet! Miss Black Reporting a Dialogue In dialogues we use a mixture of statements, questions, commands, requests, etc. In reported speech we use: and, as, adding that, and (he/she) ‘added that, because, but, since, and then (he/she) went on to say (thai), while, then, etc. to link the sentences in a dalogue. We can also use introduc- tory verbs in the present participle form (offering, begging, explaining, etc.). Words or exclamations such as Oh, Oh dear, Well, etc., are omited in reported speech, 20h, this isa delicious cake!" he said. Who made it? He exclaimed|remarked that itwas a delicious cake and asked who had made it 'b He picked up the heavy bag and said, ‘Can | cary itfor you?" He picked up the heavy bag, offering to carry it for me. vill: Oh! I love your dress. Is it new? ‘Ann: Well, actualy itis. Jil: Where did you buy it? ve been looking for ‘one like that for ages! Jil exclaimed that she loved Ann's dress and asked her iit was new. Ann replied that it was. Jill wanted to know where Ann had bought it ‘explaining that she had been looking for one like It for ages. Turn the following sentences into reported speech. 1 “Donte late tonight’ said Dad. 'Youhave to getup ea tomorow Dad asked us not to be late, explaining that we had to get up early the following day 2 “Les go out tonight he said, We havent been out for ages. "Tm exhausted,’ he said. ‘I've been working hard all week.” 4 Your home, Tate,” she said to Tom. "I was about to go 8 ‘Are you busy?’ he asked me. ‘I need to talk to you.6 10 ” 2 a 4 18 16 7 8 19 20 a 23 "Have you had your hair cut?" he asked Jessie, ‘It looks great.” "Tm bored,’ Peter said. ‘Ths film is terrible.” “Yim going shopping,’ Linda said. ‘ll be back in an hour. “Bill wants to tak to you,’ Tina said to the boss. ‘He's waiting outside” ‘Are you ready? Mother said to the children. ‘I's time to go." “Tm going to bed,” Emma said. ‘'m tired.” “Wait for me, | said."Tm coming with you. ‘Open the window, he said. I's hot in here. “Go away,’ she said to them. want to be alone.” "What time isi?" Bob asked. "My watch has stopped. “Are you leaving now?’ Sam said" give you ait” {1m sorry I'm late. | ost my way,’ she said to us. “Who's there?’ she asked. ‘Come in ‘id you miss the bus? he said. You're late. Have you got an umbrella” Liz asked. t's raining.” Ben: Ive joined a gym. | want to get fi ‘Tom: Which gym have you joined? Ben: The Star Gym. I's close to my house. George: Tim isn't here. He's playing football. John: Where is he playing? George: At the school. 'm going there now. Eric: Are you busy? | need some help. ‘Sonia: What's wrong? Eric: There's a problem with my computer. | can't get it to work. UNIT 10 Pea) G Punctuation in Dyes eee © We put the speaker's words In quotation marks and we capltalise the first word of the direct ‘speech. e.g. ‘He isnt at home” '@ We mention the speaker before or after the direct speech. When the speaker Is mentioned before the direct speech, we put the comma ‘outside the quotation marks. When the speaker Is mentioned after the direct speech, we put the ‘comma inside the quotation marks. €.9. She sald, ‘He isn't at home’ OR: ‘He isn't at home,’ she said. @ tthe direct speech is a question and the person being spoken to comes after it, we put a question mark and not a comma. ‘2.9. ‘Do you know him?" she asked me. OR: She asked me, ‘Do you know hin?’ Punctuate the following, making any other necessary changes. 1 shall we meet again next Thursdav Roger asked “Shall we meet again next Thursday? Roger eked. 2 Jack said don't touch the wire 3 where have you been Tina asked 4 basketballs my favourite sport Sam said to me 5 ita told me | have no time to spare 6 did you phone your uncle Mother asked 7 Sandra said | don't want to stay here any longer 8 the children are in the garden Dorothy said ‘9 why did you do that Bob asked 10 Linda said close the window please 11. Paul said | don't ke horror firms 12 they asked where are you going 13. we're lost they said to me 129aT ‘Turn the following into reported speech. Use appropriate introductory verbs. 1. Ben: ‘I didn’t do very well in the test” Ben remarked that he hadn't done very wellin the test. 2. Joe: ‘We won't get the results until next week.” 3 Tania ‘Tbe very disappointed i fail 4 Meg: had done a lt of revision. 5 Ben: ‘Let's talk about something else. 6 Joe: ‘Does anyone want to come to the cinema with me this afternoon?" 7. Tania: ‘My roommate is having a party at the weekend. You're all invited.” 18 Meg: ''d love to come to the party. Count me in.” ‘Turn the following text into direct speech. ‘The boss said that an important client was ariving } the next day. He asked us to be at work on time. | He explained that the client was going to stay for a Week. He pointed out that he owned several large « companies and that he was the most important {client we had ever had. || ../An important client le arriving tomorrow. | ' 1 ‘Study the speech bubbles, then complete the sentences below using reported Seedhraata the eae =A Yes donot Tut own canine tonight, Mum. ‘Would you like to Could you close come to my party? te doo pase, Saat 1H call you back later, Mark Can you help me with my homework, please? James was playing his music very loudly, so 1 told him to turn te dOW Mn It was Tom's birthday, so he Tony was having difficulty with his studies, so he ‘Janet was planning to eat at her friend's house, 60. she sn was very cold, $01. ‘Sue was busy when the phone rang, so she ‘Turn trom direct Into reported speech or vice versa. "Thave a lot of work to do today,’ she said. ‘She said that she had a lot of work to do that day. He asked her to phone him later that evening, "Where are you going in such a hurry?” he asked her. ‘Sue begged her frend not to tell anyone what she hhad done. ‘Are you ready to go to school?” Mum asked us. ‘Tom said he was nervous because he had never been on a plane before. “Can you pass me the newspaper, please?’ Jane asked Toby. John suggested that they go to italy on holiday. "We could go for a picnic tomorrow if you lke,’ said Jack.IN OTHER WORDS ‘Study these examples. The second sentence| has @ similar meaning to the first sentence. 1. "You opened my letters,’ he said to his wite. of He accused his wite of opening his! letter. He accused his wife of having opened. his letters. 2 ‘I didn't tell Brian your secret,’ she said. denied She denied telling/having toldithat ‘she (had) told Brian my secret. ‘2. ‘Iwas the one who organised the party.’ Peter said admitted Peter admitted organising/having organ- Ised/ that he (had) organised the party. 4 ‘Til phone your parents if you don't do as | say, she said to the student. threatened She threatened to phoneithat she would phone the student's parents if he didn't do as she said 5 ‘Don't forget to invite Miss Green to dinner,” she| said to her sister. reminded She reminded her sister to Invite Miss Green to dinner. 6 "Why don't we go away for the weekend?" she said, going She suggested going away for the weekend. 90 She suggested that we (should) go| away for the weekend, Complete the sentences with two to five ‘words, Including the word In bold. 1 ‘Iwill fre you if you arrive late again,’ he said to her. threatened He ..chreatened to fire... her if she artived late again 2 ‘Why don't we buy Emma a present?’ Jane said. should Jane Emma a present. 3. ‘You ate my bar of chocolate!’ Sarah said to Mike. of ‘Sarah her bar of chocolate. 4 “I borrowed your favourite jumper.” David sai admitted David ‘my favourite jumper. 5 ‘Don't forget to lock all the doors and windows,” ‘Mum said to me. reminded Mum all the doors and windows. 6 ‘I didn't leave the garden gate open!” she said, denied She the garden gate open 7 ‘Let's meet for lunch,’ he said meeting He for lunch, UNIT 10 Smeech Report: {8 "No, wont do your homework for you.” Danny said fetused Danny forme 9 "You must come to the theatre with me.” said Jane. on ‘lane to the theatre win he. 10 ‘Im sony | broke your favourite cup.’ said Sam for ‘Sam imy favourite cup. 11. Wil you come to dinner with me? said Pau invited Paul to dinner wath i 12 “What a beautiful dress! said dul exclaimed Jule ‘a beaut dress. 13 fool very red, she said to me. feeling She very ted 14 "promise Il vist you next week, he said to her. promised He next week ‘Tur the following sentences into direct speech, as in the example. 1 Jack complained that | was always interupting im. “You're always interrupting met Jack sald. 2 We insisted on them staying for dinner. 3 She apologised for forgetting my birthday. 4 He accused her of stealing his wallet. 5 He agreed to help me organise the party 6 They warned the chitren to stay away fom the water. 7. She promised to write every week 8 He threatened to tell the teacher f we misbehaved 8 | advised him to study hard forthe exam. 10 She suggested going for a walk 11 He explained that t wasn't his faut 42 They denied opening my letters. 18. She offered to help me with the housework 14 He complained that she was always tired 15 They invited me to ther party. 16 She threatened to cal the police if they did it again. wt