THE ANSWERS OF THE REVISION 2 PERIOD49: WRITING Complete the sentences to report what was said, using a to-infinitive or an- ing form of a verb. 1. 'You'd better look for a new job, Andrew.' Jane advised Andrew to look for a new job. 2. 'It was nice of you to invite me to your birthday party. Thanks very much.' Mike thanked me/ us for inviting him to my I our birthday party. 3. 3, 'I must have made a mistake in the calculations." Mr Forest admitted making/ having made a mistake in the calculations. 4. 'I'll pay for the meal.' Sarah insisted on paying for the meal. 5. 'Perhaps we can go to Paris for the weekend.' Neil suggested going to Paris for the weekend. 6. 'I can get you there in good time.' Jim guaranteed to get me/ us there in good time. 7. 'I'm sorry I couldn't come to visit you last summer.' Kate apologized (to me/ tis) for not coming to visit me/ us last summer. 8. 'We'll organize the Christmas party.' They promised to organize the Christmas party. 9. 'I hear you won the championship. Congratulations!' Dane congratulated me on winning the championship. 10. 'I wish I'd asked for his name and address.' I regretted not asking/ having asked for his name and address. 11. 'You're selfish.' Jane accused me of being selfish. 12. 'All right. We will meet the student representatives.' The teachers agreed to meet the student representatives. 13. 'You mustn't drink too much caffeine.' Marta warned me not to drink too much caffeine./ Marta warned me against drinking too much caffeine. 14. 'If all goes to plan, I'll study medicine.' Rachel hoped to study medicine. 15. 'We should take the jumper back to the shop.' Jack recommended taking the jumper back to the shop. II. Using the given information, make conditional sentences. Use if. 1. I don't ride the bus to school every morning because it's always so crowded. I would take the bus to school every morning If it wasn't/ weren't always so crowded. 2. The schoolchildren sowed some seeds, but they forgot to water them so they didn't grow. If the school-children hadn't forgotten/ had remembered to water the seeds, they would have grown. 3. Stop talking or you won't understand the lesson. If you don't stop talking, you won't understand the lesson. 4. The wind is blowing hard, so we won't take the boat out for a ride. If the wind wasn't/ weren't blowing hard, we would take the boat out for a ride. 5. Carol didn’t answer the phone because she was studying. If Carol hadn't been studying she would have answered the phone. 6. I feel better now because you talked to me about my problems yesterday. I wouldn't fee] better now if you hadn't talked to me about my problems yesterday. 7. Because I don't have enough free time, I can't help my mother with the housework. If I had more free time I could help my mother with the housework. 8. Rita is exhausted today because she didn't get any sleep last night. Rita wouldn't be exhausted today if she had gotten some sleep last night. 9. I didn't prepare for today's lesson: So it is difficult for me to understand the teacher's explanation. It wouldn't be difficult for me to understand the teacher's explanation if I had prepared for today's lesson. 10. I don't want them to be upset, so I've decided not to tell them what happened. They would be upset if I told them what happened. 11. Martin failed his driving test last week because he was very nervous. If Martin hadn't been very nervous, he wouldn't have fallen/ would have passed his driving test last week. 12. Go' right now or you'll be late for the train. If you don't go right now, you’ll be late for the train. 13. Sally doesn't know what she has to do for homework because she was absent from school on Friday. If Sally had not been absent from school on Friday, she would know what she has to do for homework. 14. Olga and Ivan weren't paying attention, so they didn't see the sign marking their exit from the highway. If Olga and Ivan had been paying attention, they would have seen the sign marking their exit from the highway. 15. Paulo is working on two jobs right. now, so he doesn't have time to help you with your remodeling. If Paulo wasn't/ weren't working on two jobs right now, he would have time to help you with your remodeling. III. Change the following conditional sentences into reported speech. 1. 'If I had any money I'd buy you a drink,' she said to me. She told me if she had/ had had some money she would buy/ would have bought me a drink. 2. 'If I catch the plane I'll be home by five,' he said. He said if he caught the plane he would be home by five. 3. 'You should stay in bed if you feel unwell.' my mother said. My mother advised inc to stay in bed if I felt unwell./My mother said that if I felt unwell should stay in bed. 4. 'What would you do if you were having a problem with grammar, Jane?' Anne asked. Anne asked Jane what she would do/ would have done if she were having/ had been having a problem with grammar. 5. 'If I'd had my mobile yesterday, I could have contacted you,' Matthew said. Matthew said if he'd had his mobile the day before, he could have contacted me. 6. 'If I were you, I'd stop smoking,' she said to her brother. She advised her brother to stop smoking. 7. 'If you happen to be in our area, drop in and see us,' they said. They asked me to drop in and see them if I happened to be in their area. 8. 'If the baby is a girl what will they call her? he wondered. He wondered what they would call the baby if it was a girl. . 9. 'If I don't practise my English I won't get any better,' she said. She said if she didn't practise her English she wouldn't get any better. 10. 'If you press this switch, the computer comes on,' he said to his students. He told his students if they press/ pressed that switch, the computers comes/ came on. 11. 'I'd have been in bad trouble if Jane hadn't helped me,' he said. He said he would have been in bad trouble if Jane hadn't helped him. 12. 'If you have time, wash the floor,' he said. He told/ asked me to wash the floor if I had time./ He said that if t had time I was to wash the floor. 13. 'If the door is .clocked what shall I do?' she asked. She asked what she should do if the door was/ were locked. 14. 'If we had a calculator, we could work this out a lot quicker,' they said. They said if they had/ had had a calculator, they could work/ could have worked that out a lot quicker. . her brother. She advised her brother to stop smoking. 7. 'If you happen to be in our area, drop in and see us,' they said. They asked me to drop. them so they didn't grow. If the school-children hadn't forgotten/ had remembered to water the seeds, they would have grown. 3. Stop talking or