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Exercise 2. Rewrite the following sentences with Gerund

“ Why don’t you organize an English competition for our student?” said Ms Lien.-> Ms Lien suggested........ “ I’m sorry I’m late, said Mr Thanh. -> Mr Thanh apologized..... “Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator” Said Bob.-> Bob denied..... “ You were cheating” said David to Henry. -> David accused ........ “ I must see the manager.” he cried. -> He insisted..... “ If you wanted to take my bike, you should have asked me first” said Mike to his brother.

->Mike criticized....

“ You won the scholarship. Congratulation,” Mary told me.-> Mary congratulated ...... “ It was kind of you to help me with my homework” Lan said to Hoa. -> Lan thanked ...... “ Shall we walk there? It’s not far,” he said. -> He proposed .......... “ turn off the computer. You are not allowed to play game now,” Dick mother said.-> Dick’s mother prevented........... “ I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter. ( apologized)-> Peter ...... “ You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to John. ( criticized) “ Let’s invite Mr. Brown to the party next weekend” he said. ( suggested) “ You stole the jewels” the inspector said to him.( accused) “ I only borrowed your car for some hours” the man said. (admitted) “ I’m sorry I damaged your tape recorder, Mike.” Said Bob.-> Bob apologized ...... “ You damaged my camera’ said Jane to Henry. -> Jane accused .....

Exercise 3. Rewrite the following sentences with Infinitive and Gerund

“ I will bring the sandwiches to the party” said Helen.-> Helen offered... “ Let’s all go to Lisbon!” they said. -> They suggested...... “ You’d better leave that old flat,” my mother told us. -> My mother advised .......... “ Please let me go to Martin’s house!” Said Muriel three times. -> Muriel insisted..... “ It was you and only you who stole the cake from the fridge” my mother told my sister. ->My mother accused.... “I’m awful sorry, I will never again use your car without permission” she said almost crying. -> She apologized.... “ Don’t cross the river, it’s full of crocodiles” -> They warned... “I’m sorry I’m late” -> He apologized.... “ I think you’d better drink the medicine” the doctor said.-> The doctor advised.... “Let’s eat something and then go for a stroll” she said.-> She suggested... “ Don’t worry, I’ll pay for the drink” ->He insisted.... “ Yes, it was me who ate all the cake”-> She admitted... “Red wine is the best option for this dish” ->The waiter advised......... “ Why don’t we go for a walk”? -> She suggested................. “ I wasn’t anywhere near the scene of the crime. ->The accused claimed ............ “ This spot is the best place for a picnic.” -> My father said ............... “ The swallows return every spring and fly past my window.”-> She explained ............... “ Can you answer the phone? I’m having a shower.” -> He asked his son ....................... “ I gave you my homework last week.”-> The boy insisted........ “ Could you come and pick me up from school today, Dad?”-> Bill asked.............. “ If I were you, I wouldn’t drink so much” ->He advised his friend.................. “ I won’t help you because you didn’t help me”

a.-> Joan said ..............

b.-> Joan refused ............

“ I’ll bring it back tomorrow”

a. ->He said...........

b. ->He promised.............

Exercise 4. Restate the given sentences. Choose the most suitable reporting verb in brackets. Make it active or passive as appropriate.

The girl said to Jim, “ Would you give your book to Mary?” ( ask, tell order) -> The girl .......... The little said to her father, “ Daddy, I really like tricycle. Can we buy it?” (require, ask, advise) -> Everyone .......................... The sign on the side door says, “ Do not enter,” so we have to use a different door. ( ask, remind, force). Nobody............. Before Bobby went to bed, his father said, “ Don’t forget to brush your teeth” (invite, allow, remind). -> Before Bobby went to bed, his father ............................... The factory manager said to the employees” Don’t come late. If you do, you will lose your work” ( ask, warn, encourage) ->The employees................

When I asked the nurse about my skin rash, she said, “ You should consult dermatologist” (ask, permit, advise) -> The nurse............ “ I will not tell anyone else about our plan.” He said to me ( order, promise, warn).-> He ....... “ Okay, you can go alone to Hanoi this summer” ( warn, persuade, agree) -> My parents...... “ Don’t worry. If your car breaks down, I will give you a lift home.” (agree, order, offer) -> My friend’s brother ....... Under the law, drivers and all passengers must wear seat belt while in a moving vehicle.(encourage, require, permit).-> Drivers and all passengers ..................

Exercise 5. Choose the most suitable verb form the box to report each of the sentences. Remember they all follow the pattern verb + to – infinitive.

promise, ask, order, remind, advise, encourage, bed, invite, warn, allow

“ Could you possible do for me a favour?” She said to Tom. -> She........ “ Come and have dinner with us” Rosy said to John. -> Rosy...... “ Don’t forget to post the letter,” my wife said to me. -> My wife ........ The man said the boys, “Don’t swim in the lake without an adult present”. -> The boy........ He said to me, “ It would be best if you limited the sugar consumption.” -> He .............. “ You must a fine of one hundred pounds” the judge said to Edward. -> The judge ..... “ Please don’t tell him about my absence from class yesterday” she said to me. ->She.... My parents often said to me “ Good for you! It’s good to be independent”

-> My parents often....

Mrs. Jones said to her children” Each of you may have one piece of candy”.-> Mrs. Jones.... “ I wont be late next time” Mary said to the teacher. -> Mary......

Answer 1

Exercise 2. Rewrite the following sentences with Gerund

“ Why don’t you organize an English competition for our student?” said Ms Lien.-> Ms Lien suggested....that I should organize an English competition for our student.... “ I’m sorry I’m late, said Mr Thanh. -> Mr Thanh apologized...for being late.. “Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator” Said Bob.-> Bob denied...having taken Sue's calculator.. “ You were cheating” said David to Henry. -> David accused ....Henry of cheating.... “ I must see the manager.” he cried. -> He insisted...on seeing the manager.. “ If you wanted to take my bike, you should have asked me first” said Mike to his brother.

->Mike criticized..his brother for taking his bike without asking him..

“ You won the scholarship. Congratulation,” Mary told me.-> Mary congratulated .....me on winning the scholarship. “ It was kind of you to help me with my homework” Lan said to Hoa. -> Lan thanked ...Hoa for helping her with her homework... “ Shall we walk there? It’s not far,” he said. -> He proposed ....walking there...... “ turn off the computer. You are not allowed to play game now,” Dick mother said.-> Dick’s mother prevented.......him from playing game.... “ I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter. ( apologized)-> Peter ...apologized for breaking the glass... “ You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to John. ( criticized)=> the team leader criticized John for not aiting for them “ Let’s invite Mr. Brown to the party next weekend” he said. ( suggested) He suggested that we should invite Mr. Brown to the party the next weekend “ You stole the jewels” the inspector said to him.( accused)=> the inspector accused him of having stolen the jewels “ I only borrowed your car for some hours” the man said. (admitted)=> The man admitted of borrowing my car for some hours “ I’m sorry I damaged your tape recorder, Mike.” Said Bob.-> Bob apologized ..for having damaged my tape recorder.... “ You damaged my camera’ said Jane to Henry. -> Jane accused ..Henry of having damaged her camera...