REPORT SPEECH

REPORTED SPEECH I. Definition: _ Reported speech is used to report what other people have said. Ex1: Tom said, “I’m very tired.”  RS: Tom said (that) he was very tired. Ex2: Teacher said, “Close the window, please”  RS: Teacher told us to close the window. _ Reporting verbs are: say, tell, ask, advise, wonder… II. Changes in reported speech: 1. Pronoun changes: _ Subject pronouns (I, she, they…) _ Object pronouns (me, her, them…) _ Possessive pronouns (my, her, ours, yours…) _ Demonstrative pronouns: + This  that + These  those 2. Adverbs of time: • Now  then • Today  that day • Tonight  that night • Ago  before • Yesterday  the day before / the previous day • Tomorrow  the day after / the following day • Next year  the year after / the following year 3. Adverbs of place:  Here  there 4. Tense changes:  Simple present  Simple past  Past perfect Present perfect   Present continuous  Past cont.  Past perfect cont. Present perfect cont.  Simple future  Future in the past  Modal verbs: o Must  had to / would have to o Must not  was / were not to o Can  could / be able to o Will / shall  would / should / be going to. III. Types of reported speech: 1. Statements: o Said to s.b o Told s.b S + said / told + (that) + S + V 2. Imperatives: a. Affirmative: b. Negative: Ex: “Don’t play in the class”, the teacher said  The teacher asked us not to play in the class. 3. Questions: a. Wh- Questions: Ex: My parents asked me, “Where do you go?”  My parents asked me where I went. b. Yes / No questions: Ex: Peter asked, “Do you like playing football, Jack?”  Peter asked Jack if he liked playing football. 4. Reported speech with To- infinitive: a. To report orders, requests, warnings, advice and invitation: Ex1: “You should go”, she said.  She advised me to go. Ex2: “Would you like to have dinner with us?”, they said.  They invited me to have dinner with them. b. To report offers, promises, threats, refusal and agreement: Ex1: “Can I help you?”  She offered to help me. Ex2: “Ok, I’ll give you a lift”, he said.  He agreed to give me a lift. Ex3: “I’ll surely be home by 9”, she said. S + asked / told / ordered + O + To- inf. S + asked / told / ordered + O + not To-inf S + asked (O) wondered + Wh- words + S + V wanted to know S + asked (O) wondered + if / whether + S + V wanted to know S + V + O + (not) to-infinitive * V: asked, told, ordered, advised, warned, invited S + V + to-infinitive * V: offered, promised, refused, agreed, threatened  She promised to be home by 9. Ex4: “I can’t help you do the exercises”, he said.  He refused to help me do the exercises. Ex5: “I will hit you.”  She threatened to hit me. 5. Reported speech with gerund: a. • V: admitted, denied, suggested Ex: “Let’s go to Vung Tau beach”, said Peter.  Peter suggested going to Vtau beach. b. • V: apologized for, complained about, insisted on, objected to, confessed to, dreamed of, thought of. Ex: “I’m sorry, I’m late”, said Mary.  Marry apologized for being late. c. • V: accused…of, warned… against/about, congratulated…on, prevented…from, blamed…for, criticized…for, praised…for, thanked…for. Ex: “It was nice of you to help me. Thank you very much”, Tom said to me. EXERCISES OF REPORTED SPEECH I. Complete the following sentences without changing their meanings: 1. The doctor said to me, “You should lose weight.” The doctor advised me . 2. Mary said, “Let’s go to a movie.” Mary suggested 3. “I didn’t break the windows”, Bill said. Bill denied 4. “You told a lie, Tom”, she said. She accused Tom . 5. “I can’t go to your birthday party next Saturday evening, Jack”, said Mary. Mary apologized for . 6. “I won’t help you with your homework. Never ! ” Jane said to me. Jane refused . 7. Joe said, “Please come to my party.” Joe invited . 8. Mr. Gray said, “Don’t play in the street.” Mr. Gray warned the children not . 9. “Would you like to come on a picnic with us? S + V + Gerund S + V + Preposition + Gerund S + V + O+ Preposition + Gerund They invited . 10. “Please don’t tell anybody what happened.” He asked . 11. “If you don’t give me a pay rise. I’ll resign.” She threatened 12. “I’ll finish the work by the end of this week.” John promised 13. “You ought to take a break, Andrew.” She advised . 14. “Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work.” They reminded . 15. “Stay away from me.” Tom warned . 16. “Why don’t we sing a few songs?” He suggested 17. “You can stay in my house when I am on holiday.” Jim told us 18. “I’ve been spending a lot more time with my children.” He said . 19. “John left here an hour ago.” She told me 20. “Oh, I’m too hot.” He said . 21. “Are you enjoying yourself?” He wanted to know 22. “What’s the weather like?” She asked me . 23. “Will Ted and Alice be at the party?” She asked us . 24. “Does Ann always go to church on Sundays?” He wondered 25. “How can I solve the problem?” I wanted to know . 26. “Did you study hard for the exam?” She asked . 27. “You can’t run out of the garden,” Ms. Kelly said to the children. Ms. Kelly prevented the children 28. “Are you the new manager, Daisy? Congratulations!” said Billy. Bill congratulated . 29. “Please give me some more money, Mum,” Daisy said. Daisy insisted her mother 30. “What did you think of the performance yesterday?” She asked me II. Choose the best answer: 1. “Thank you very much for your help, John,” said Daisy. a. Daisy thanked John for helping her. b. Daisy told John to help her. c. Daisy wanted John to help her and said thanks. d. Daisy would like John to help her. 2. “It is you that stole my purse,” Mrs. Pike said to the young man. a. Mrs. Pike told the young man that it was you that stole her purse. b. Mrs. Pike denied the young man of stealing her purse. c. Mrs. Pike accused the young man of stealing her purse. d. Mrs. Pike asked the young man to steal her purse. 3. “You mustn’t get into the area,” the policeman said. a. The policeman stopped them from getting into the area. b. The policeman denied from getting into the area. c. The policeman wanted them to get into the area. d. The policeman suggested getting into the area. 4. “Whose composition haven’t we heard yet?” The teacher asked us to tell her . a. whose composition we haven’t heard yet. b. whose composition we hadn’t heard yet. c. whose composition hadn’t we heard yet. d. whose composition we hadn’t heard yet? 5. “You look beautiful in this dress.” Last night she told me . a. you look beautiful in that dress. b. you looked beautiful in that dress. c. I’ll look beautiful in this dress. d. I looked beautiful in that dress. 6. “Hi, Bob. Did you take the job?” Bob’s friend asked him a. did he take the job b. whether you took the job. c. if he had taken the job d. had he taken the job. 7. “How many people are there in your family?” The interview asked me . a. how many people there were in your family. b. how many people were there in your family. c. how many people were there in my family. d. how many people there were in my family. 8. “Don’t stay up late. You should go to bed early,” Peter told me. a. Peter told me not to stay up late and promised to go to bed early. b. Peter promised not to stay up late and told me to go to bed early. c. Peter told me do not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early. d. Peter told me not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early. 9. “I will bring you some food.” He said to me a. He invited me to eat some food b. he offered to bring me some food c. He told me to bring some food d. he advise me to bring some food 10. “Go on, Susan! Apply for the job,” the father said. a. The father invited Susan to apply for the job. b. The father denied applying for the job. c. The father encouraged Susan to apply for the job. d. The father wanted Susan not to apply for the job. . REPORTED SPEECH I. Definition: _ Reported speech is used to report what other people have said. Ex1: Tom said,. Teacher told us to close the window. _ Reporting verbs are: say, tell, ask, advise, wonder… II. Changes in reported speech: 1. Pronoun changes: _ Subject