CHUYÊN ĐỀ THE PASSIVE VOICE REPORTED SPEECH

Ex1: ’Who wrote this book ?’ Tom asked Tom asked who had written that book Ex2: ‘What happens ?’ They said They wanted to know what happened Exercise :Complete the sentences in reported

CHUYÊN ĐỀ THE PASSIVE VOICE REPORTED SPEECH

I Basic knowledge

I.Look at these sentences :

-Active : Mr.Brown wrote the report

S V O

-Passive : The report was written by Mr.Brown

1 2 3 4 5

II THE PASSIVE FORMS :

1.PRESENT SIMPLE :

S + IS / ARE / AM + P.P

-Mr.Green teaches English => English is taught by Mr Green

2.PAST SIMPLE :

S + WAS / WERE + P.P

-Nam wrote this letter => This letter was written by Nam

3.PRESENT – PAST CONTINUOUS :

S + IS / ARE / AM + BEING + PP

WAS / WERE

-The police are questioning Tom =>Tom is being questioned by the police

4.PRESENT PERFECT – PAST PERFECT :

S + HAVE / HAS + BEEN + PP

HAD

-The fire has destroyed many houses => Many houses have been destroyed by the

fire

5.MODAL VERBS :

S + CAN / MAY / MUST / WILL / SHALL + BE + PP USED TO /BE GOING TO/HAVE TO

They will build a new road next year => A new road will be built next year

II Supplement knowledge

III Futher prectice.

1 She fell into water because somebody pushed her

2 What ought we to do about this ?

3 It is time they brought the cows in

4 What questions did the examiner set ?

5 Somebody must do something for these poor men

6 Nobody has made mistakes

7 Nobody has answered my question properly

8 Somebody has brought this child up badly

9 The teacher promised Jane a prize if she worked well

10 Nobody has ever spoken to me like that before

11 I hate people looking at me

12 Teachers should make lessons more interesting for school children

13 I ‘d like someone to read to me

14 We shall lock the house up for summer and the old gardener will look after it (

2 passive )

15 People say tortoises live longer than elephants

16 One cannot eat an orange if nobody has peeled it ( 2 passive )

17 Don’t let the others see you

18 Did anybody ever teach you how to behave ?

19 It surprised me to hear someone had robbed you ( 2 passive )

20 People ought to tell us how much they expect of us ( 2 passive )

IV Homework

C Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence

1 "What a beautiful shirt you're wearing!"

"Thank you It especially for me by my mother."

A is made B has made C made D was made

2 I don't understand why the students didn't keep silent while the speech

A has been made B was made C would be made D was being made

3 This is the first time I have seen this car Where ?

A did it make B did it made C was it makeD was it made

4 Today, many serious childhood diseases by early immunization

A are preventing B can prevent C prevent D can be prevented

5 Whole-grain food products ……… in most large supermarkets across the United States and Canada

A now can purchase B can now be purchased C now to purchaseD the purchase of which

6 All that rubbish will have to be at once

A get rid of B got rid of C got rid of D getting rid of

7 "What happened to the postman?" "He to a new town to work."

A has sent B was send C was sent D sent

8 Excuse me Is this seat ?

A taking B took C occupy D taken

9 There’s somebody walking behind us I think

A we are following B we are being followed C we are followed D

we are being following

10 We’re late The film by the time we get to the cinema

A will already start B will be already started

C will already have started D will be starting

11 I still can not believe it My bicycle some minutes ago

A was stolen B was stealing C stolen D stole

12 Some funny in class yesterday

A happened B was happenedC happens D is happened

13 The children’s arm was swollen because he by a bee

being stung

14 I with you on that subject

A am agree B am agreed C agreeing D agree

15 Many U.S automobiles in Detroit, Michigan

A manufacture B have manufactured C are manufactured

D are manufacturing

16 When I came, an experiment in the lab

A was being holding B has been held C was being held D has held

17 George is Lisa

A marry with B marry to C married with D married to

18 Last night a tornado swept through Rockvill It everything in its path

A destroyed B was destroyed C was being destroyed D had been destroyed

19 Dynamite by Alfred Bernard Nobel

A have been invented B invented C was invented D was being invented

20 this work before you went to Moscow?

A Will/ have been done B Has/ been done C Will/ be done D Had/ been done

21 If you about it, will you be able to answer?

A are asked B ask C will be asked D asked

22 Do you believe that such a problem can ?

A solve B be solving C is solved D be solved

23 “ Can’t we do something about the situation?”- “ Something right now.”

A is doing B is do C is being doneD has been doing

24 The university by private funds as well as by tuition income

A is supported B supports C is supporting D has supported

25 This picture by Johnny when I came

had been painted

26 It must without delay

D be done

27 This exercise may with a pencil

A be written B be to write C be writing D write

28 The money to him 2 months ago, but it back yet

A was lent/ had not been given B has been lent/ was not given

C was lent/ has not given D was lent/ has not been given

29 She could easily for a top model

C been mistaken D to be mistaken

30 My shirt by my sister on my last birthday

A gave B was given C had been givenD was being given

Reported speech:

Thông thường người ta chia câu tường thuật thành ba loại: câu kể (statements), câu mệnh lệnh (imperative/commands) và câu hỏi (questions).

Khi dùng từ tường thuật (động từ dẫn) không ở thì quá khứ đơn, ta thay đổi chủ từ, đổi từ, sở hữu hoặc ngôi của động từ nếu cần thiết (không thay đổi thì, thời gian, nơi chốn)

* Các thay đổi cụ thể cho từng loại câu trong lời nói gián tiếp

I Câu trần thuật(statement)

S + said/ told + ( O )(that) + clause*

(*clause :thay đổi thì,đại từ,cụm từ chỉ thời gian, nơi chốn)

Vd: 1 ‘We will have a test tomorrow’,My teacher said.

-> My teacher said (that) we would have a test the next day.

2 They said, “We have worked for this company for 10 years now.”

 They said that they had worked for that company for 10 years then

II Câu hỏi ( questions):

 Câu hỏi đảo ( yes/ no question) Report:

S(speaker) + ask (s.b)/ want to know/ wonder + if / whether + S +V

Ex1: She said: ‘Do I look alright ?’

She wondered if/whether she looked alright.

Ex2: ‘ Have you finished your exercises yet’ she asked me

She asked me if/whether I had finished my exercises yet.

 Câu hỏi có từ để hỏi:( wh-question )

a Wh-(noun) + verb + subject ?

Report:

S (speaker) + ask (s.b)/want to know/wonder wh-(noun) + V

Ex1: ‘They said to us, ‘Why did you come late ?’

They aked us why we had come late.

Ex2: ’What book are you reading ?’ The teacher asked me

The teacher asked me what book I was reading.

b Wh-(subject)+ verb ?

Report :

S (speaker) + ask (s.b)/want to know/wonder + wh +v

Ex1: ’Who wrote this book ?’ Tom asked

Tom asked who had written that book

Ex2: ‘What happens ?’ They said

They wanted to know what happened

Exercise :Complete the sentences in reported speech Note whether the sentence

is a request, a statement or a question.

1 He said, "I like this song."→ He

said

2 "Where is your sister?" she asked me.→ She asked

me

3 "I don't speak Italian," she said.→ She

said

4 "Say hello to Jim," they said.→ They asked

me

5 "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.→ He

said

6 "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.→ She told the

boys

7 "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.→ She asked

him

8 "I never make mistakes," he said.→ He

said

9 "Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.→ He wanted to

know

10 "Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.→ The stuntman advised the

audience

A Choose the correct answer among A , B C or D.

1 She asked me where I _ from

2 I asked Martha to enter law school

A are you planning B if she is planning

C was she planning D if she was planning

3 Nam wanted to know what time _

A the movie began C the movie begins

B did the movie begin D does the movie begin

4 Julia said that she there at noon

A is going to be B was going to be C will be D can be

5 Paul asked her, “Have you got 20 pounds?”

 Paul asked her 20 pounds

6 He told me him up at six o'clock

A please pick B to pick C should pick D I can pick

7 He said that Linda and John married

A were getting / tomorrow B are getting / the next day

C were getting / the next day D will getting / the day after

8 They asked me when _

A did I arrive B will I arrive C I had arrived D I can arrive

9 The farmer said, “ I didn’t see her.”

-> The farmer said her

C she didn’t see D he hadn’t seen

10 I wondered _the right thing

11 Charlie that his father was in hospital.

12 Mr Brown said, “I watched TV last night.”

-> Mr Brown said that he _ TV the night before

13 The teacher said Columbus America in 1492

14 “ Please don't tell anyone what happened," Ann said to me

A Ann said to me please don't tell anyone what happened

B Ann told me didn't tell anyone what had happened

C Ann said me not to tell anyone what happened

D Ann told me not to tell anyone what had happened

15 "Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight?" he said

A He invited me to go to the cinema with him that night

B He offered me to go to the cinema with him tonight

C He asked me if I'd like to go to the cinema with him tonight

D He would like me to go to the cinema with him this night

16.'Remember to pick me up at 6 o'clock tomorrow afternoon," she said

A She told me to remember to pick her up at 6 o'clock tomorrow afternoon

B She reminded me to pick her up at 6 o'clock the following afternoon

C She reminded me to remember to pick her up at 6 o'clock the next afternoon

D She told me to pick her up at 6 o'clock the next day afternoon

17." Let's have a picnic next Saturday," Julia said

A Julia said that let's have a picnic the next Saturday

B Julia suggested having a picnic the following Saturday

C Julia advised how about having a picnic the next Saturday

D Julia told that why they didn't have a picnic next Saturday

18 "If I were you, I'd tell him the truth," she said to me

A She said to me that if I were you, I'd tell him the truth

B She will tell him the truth if she is me

C She suggested to tell him the truth if she were me

D She advised me to tell him the truth

19 “ Stay in bed for a few days," the doctor said to him

A The doctor said to him stay in bed for a few days

B The doctor said him to stay in bed for a few days

C The doctor told him to stay in bed for a few days

D The doctor told to him stay in bed for a few days

20 “ Why don't you have your room repainted?" said Viet to Nam

A Viet suggested that Nam should have his room repainted

B Viet suggested having Nam's room repainted

C Viet asked Nam why you didn't have your room repainted

D Viet wanted to know why Nam doesn't have his room repainted