EXERCISES ON REPORTED SPEECH
I. Turn into Reported speech.
1 "Don't repeat this mistake again!" the instructor warned the sportsman.
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2 "Leave your address with the secretary," the assistant said to me.
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3 "Phone to me for an answer tomorrow” the manager said to the client.
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4 "Don't be so silly," the father said to the kid.
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5 "Give a smile," the photographer said to me.
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7 "I hope they will have taken a decision by the end of the meeting," she remarked.
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13 "I've just received a postcard from my sister," my friend said to me.
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14 "The students also took part in arranging the conference," the chairman said.
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9 "This story happened long ago," he said, "and few people remember anything about it."
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10 "I haven't read so interesting a book since I don't remember when," she said.
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6 "Did you really see this happen with your own eyes?" the policeman asked the boy.
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8 "Did you watch the detective film on TV yesterday?" he asked her.
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11 "Have you travelled abroad much?" he asked me.
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12 "Who has written this note?" the boss asked the secretary.
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15 "Have you been here long?" the stranger asked me.
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II. Turn into Reported speech.
1.”I must go home to make the dinner”, said Mary.
-> Mary....................................................................................................................................
2.”Are you going to Ho Chi Minh City next week?” Tom asked me.
-> Tom..............................................................................................................................
3.”Have you finished your homework?” Mom asked.
-> Mom........................................................................................................................
4.She said to me: ”I can’t do it by myself”
-> She ....................................................................................................................
5.”Does your brother live in London,Nam?”Lan asked.
-> Lan wanted........................................................................................................
6.”Don’t repeat this mistake again.” his father warned him.
-> His father warned.......................................................................................................
7. "Did you watch the detective film on TV yesterday?" he asked her.
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8.”Don’t leave these book on the table” ,the librarian said to the students
-> The librarian.................................................................................................
9.”If I were you, I wouldn’t buy this car”
-> He advised..................................................................................................................
10.”Shall I carry your suitcase, Lan?”said Nam.
-> Nam offered..............................................................................................................
11.”Yes, all right, I’ll share the food with you, Dave.”
-> Ann agreed...................................................................................................................
12.”Sue, can you remember to buy some bread?”
-> Paul reminded.....................................................................................................................
13.”Don’t touch anything in this room”, the man said to the children.
-> The man ordered..................................................................................................................
14.”Have you travelled abroad much?” he asked me.
-> He.......................................................................................................................................
15.”I have just received a postcard from my sister,” my friend said to me.
-> My friend told me...............................................................................................................
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II. Rewrite the following sentences using the verb IN CAPITAL.
1 He said, 'Don't walk on the ice; it isn't safe.' WARN
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2 'Miss Brown, this is Miss White. Miss White, Miss Brown,' he said. INTRODUCE
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3 “Would you like to have lunch with me on Sunday?” he said to me. INVITE
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4 “Remember to swicth off when you’ve finished,”he said REMIND
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5 “I f I were you you; I’ll try to get a room on the top floor.” he said. ADVISE
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6 'Come in and look round. There's no obligation to buy,' said the shopkeeper. INVITE
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7 I'll wait for you, I promise,' he said to me. PROMISE
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8 If you don't pay the ransom, we'll kill the boy,' said the kidnappers. THREATEN
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9 I won't answer any questions,' said the arrested man. REFUSE
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15 'Hurrah! I've passed the first exam!' he exclaimed.
'Congratulations!' I said, CONGRATULATE
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11 I'm sorry I'm late,' she said. 'The bus broke down.' APOLOGIZE
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12 “Why don’t you go for a walk for a change?” Minh said to her. SUGGEST
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13 'You've been leaking information to the Press!' said his colleagues. ACCUSE
'No, I haven't,' he said. 'Liar!' said Tom.
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14 'Let's have a rest,' said Tom. SUGGEST
'Yes, let's,' said Ann. AGREE
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NOTE.
*Reporting verbs:
- agree, decide, offer, promise, refuse...+ to-infinitive
- advise, ask, encourage, invite, remind, tell, want, warn...+ O + to infinitive
- admit(thừa nhận), deny(phủ nhận), stop, suggest...+ V-ing
- accuse + O + of + V_ing: buộc tội ai
- Suspect +…..+ of +……….: nghi ngờ ai làm gì
- Congratulate +…..+ on +……….: chúc mừng ai đạt điều gì
- Blame +…. + for +………: trách ai làm điều gì
- Thank +…. + for +……….: cám ơn ai làmđiều gì
- Prevent +…...+ from +……….: ngăn ai làm việc gì
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