We don’t like it nearly as much as our last one”, said my aunt.. “ You should eat more fruit and vegetables”, the doctor said to her.. “ Shut the door but don’t lock it”, she said to us.
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Exercise 1 Change these sentences into indirect speech ones
1 “ Nothing grows in my garden It never gets any sun!” She said
2 “ I am going away tomorrow, mother!”, he said
3 “ Listen carefully !”, he said to us
4 “ It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday”, Lan remarked
5 “ Don’t wait for me if I’m late”, his wife told him
6 “ We’ve moved to our new flat We don’t like it nearly as much as our last one”, said my aunt _
7 “ You should eat more fruit and vegetables”, the doctor said to her
8 “ Don’t shout”, I said to the children
9 “ Shut the door but don’t lock it”, she said to us
10 “ I couldn’t get into the house because I had lost my key, so I had to break a window”, he said
11 Ann says “ I’m tired”
12 “ New York is bigger than London”, Tom says
13 “ You’d better slow down There’s a speed limit here”, she said to me
14 “ It’s time we began training for our next match”, the coach said to them
15 “ Don’t forget to send your parents my regards” , she said to me
16 “ Why didn’t you come to class yesterday?”, he asked me
17 “ Have you read the book by Y Ban?”, she asked him
18 “ It’s time we began training for our next match”, the coach said to them
19 “ How long does it take to get to London?”, the traveller asked
20 “ I’d buy the big tin if I were you”, said the grocer
Exercise 2 Choose the suitable given word to rewrite the sentence into indirect speech
Persuade Order Recommend Ask Advise
Tell Encourage Invite Beg Remind
1 “ Could you possibly do me a favour?”, she asked Tom
2 “ Hand in your essay next week!”, the teacher told the class
3 “ Don’t forget to post the letter”, my wife said to me
4 “ Come and have dinner with us”, John said to Linda
5 “ You must pay a fine of one hundred pounds”, the judge said to Edward Fox
6 “ Wash it in luckwarm water”, recommended the assistant
7 “ Buy the red dress, not the green one”, Betty said to Jane “ It’s much nicer.”
8 “ You really should paint professionally”, said Jim to Henry, “ You’re really good at it”
9 “ Please, please don’t tell my father”, the child said to me
10 “ I think you should sell your shares”, his accountant said to Bill
Exercise 3 Match from 1 to 10 suitably to indirect speech sentences a to k
1 “ Would you like to come on holidaywith me?” a She advised me to take a holiday
2 “ Don’t worry, of course you can take a holiday” b She expected me to take a holiday
3 “ Don’t forget to take a holiday, will you!” c She insisted that I take a holiday
4 “ You should take a holiday” d She invited me to take a holiday
5 “ Are you going to take a holiday?” e She agreed that I could take a holiday
6 “ It’s all right by me if you take a holiday” g She reminded me to take a holiday
7 “ Actually, I’d rather you took a holiday” h She proposed that I should take a holiday
8 “ I thought you were going to take a holiday” i She asked whether I would take a holiday
9 “ Taking a holiday would be a good idea” j She reassured me that I could take a holiday
Trang 210 “ You really must take a holiday” k She preferred that I take a holiday
Exercise 4 Change these sentences into indirect speech ones
1 “ Let’s light a fire and cook our sausages over it”, said the children
2 “ Remember to book a table”, said Ann _
3 “ You must leave a note for your mother”, said Peter, “ otherwise she’ll be terribly worried when you’re not in at your usual time” _
4 “ Hold the ladder”, he said, “ It’s rather unsteady” _
5 “ You’d better not leave your money lying about”, said one of the students
6 “ Why don’t you open a bank account?”, said Tom _
7 “ Don’t take more than two of these at once”, said the doctor, handing me a bottle of pills
8 “ I can’t sell the paper at that price”, he said _
9 “ You’re being exploited”, said the other au pair girls, “ You ought to leave your job”
10 “ Fasten your seatbelts, there may be a little turbulance”, said the air hostess
11 “ Don’t drive through fog with only a fog light on”, he said, “ or oncoming drivers may take you for
12 “ Please drink any more Don’t forget that we have to drive home”, said his wife
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13 “ Why don’t you go to a dentist, Tom, before your toothache gets any worse”, I said
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14 “ Could I see your driving licence?” , said the policeman _
15 “ Could have some more puddings, please”, said the boy _
Exercise 5 Change these indirect speech sentences into direct ones
1 He told me to keep a seat for him in the lecture hall
2 She told me not to take up too much of her time
3 He ordered me not to change my mind
4 He asked me to excuse his not letting me know about it
5 He said if I had know her address he would have written to her
6 She said if he had been there she would have asked him about it
7 He said he wished his wife had not been so stubborn
8 She asked me if I would see her off the next day
9 He asked me if I had gone to the stadium to watch the game the day before
10 He asked me if I was a football fan
11 She asked me if she might offer me a cup of tea
12 He asked me why I hadn’t given him a phone call the day before
13 She told him not to let the failure of the experiment to upset him too much
14 She suggested going out for a walk
15 She advised me to take part in the competition
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Exercise 6 Change the passage into a conversation between Ann and Mary
Ann suggested having a party on the following Sunday Mary agreed and asked who they should invite Ann was against making a list and suggested they should invite everybody.Mary said she didn’t want to do
so much cooking and advised Ann to make it a wine and cheese party