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4QA2-Direct and Indirect Speech

This document contains exercises on direct and indirect speech. Exercise 1 provides 4 sentences in direct speech and asks the student to rewrite them in indirect speech. Exercise 2 contains sentences to be completed with "say" or "tell". Exercise 3 asks the student to rewrite direct speech sentences as indirect speech and vice versa. The exercises focus on changing direct quotes into indirect speech and indirect speech into direct quotes through practice questions.

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4QA2-Direct and Indirect Speech

This document contains exercises on direct and indirect speech. Exercise 1 provides 4 sentences in direct speech and asks the student to rewrite them in indirect speech. Exercise 2 contains sentences to be completed with "say" or "tell". Exercise 3 asks the student to rewrite direct speech sentences as indirect speech and vice versa. The exercises focus on changing direct quotes into indirect speech and indirect speech into direct quotes through practice questions.

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ENGLISH 9 4TH QUARTER: ACTIVITY #2

DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH


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Exercise 1
The following sentences are direct speech:

Don’t Don’t wait for me Will you marry Please slow


worry, if I’m late. me? down!
Sue.

Now choose one of these to complete each sentence below. Use the reported speech.
1) Sarah was driving too fast, so I asked ________________.
2) I didn’t want to delay Ann, so I told __________________.
3) John was in love with Mary, so he ___________________.
4) Sue was very pessimistic about the situation. I told ___________________.

Exercise 2
Complete the sentences with SAY or TELL.
1. Ann ____________ goodbye to me and left.
2. ____________ us about your holidays. Did you have a nice time?
3. Jack ____________ me that he was fed up with his job.
4. Don’t _________ anybody what I ____________ It’s a secret just between us.
5. George couldn’t help me. He ____________ me to ask Kate.
6. George couldn’t help me. He ____________ to ask Kate.
7. I wonder where Sue is. She ____________ she would be here at 8 o’clock.
8. The doctor ____________ that I should rest for at least a week.

Exercise 3
Turn into reported speech.

1. “It’s hot” Tom said that _______________________________________________________.

2. “I have done my homework.” Tom said that


__________________________________________________.

3. “I will give you a book” Tom said that


_______________________________________________________.

4. “Do you smoke?” Tom asked me.


____________________________________________________.

5. “Where does Bob live?” Tom asked me where


_______________________________________________.

Turn into direct speech.


6. Mary told Jane she would help her.
Mary said to Jane,” ____________________________________________________.”

7. I said I would have bought a new car if I had had the money.
I said,” ______________________________________________________________________.”

8. My father told me to look for a job if I wanted more money.


My father said:” _____________________________________________________________.”

9. Tim wrote to his brother that their cat had died that day.
Tim wrote to his brother:
“________________________________________________________________.”
10. The teacher informed the students that the break lasted ten minutes.
The teacher said to the students,”
____________________________________________________________.”

11. “Why did you buy that book?”


Mary asked Tom___________________________________________________.

12. “Who helped you with your work?”


Mary asked Tom______________________________________________.

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