IV. Change into reported speech: Command, Order, suggestion, invitation, advice...
1. “ Stay in bed for a few days,” The doctor said to me. (told)
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2. “Don’t wait for me if I am late.” John said to us. (told)
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3. “Please don’t tell anybody what happened,” Ann said to me. ( asked)
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4. “ Can you open your bags, please?” The customs officer said to me, (asked)
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5. “You should take the job, Frank.”, Sandra said. ( advised)
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6. “ Would you like to come on a picnic with us?” Mike said to me. ( invite)
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7. “Don’t wear those boots in the house.” She said to her child. ( asked)
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8. Mr. Green said, “Please come to my dinner tomorrow. Bill” …………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. The policeman said, “Don’t touch anything here.”
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10. The father said, “ Keep your body warm, my son.”
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11. I said to them, “Please, don’t watch late night movies.”
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12. The life guard said, “ Don’t swim out so far, boys.
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13. He said to me, “Do this test again , please.”
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14. The teacher said to the students, “Don’t make noise in class.”
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1. “ Stay in bed for a few days,” The doctor said to me. (told)
………The doctor told me to stay in bed for a few days …………………………………………………………………………………….
2. “Don’t wait for me if I am late.” John said to us. (told)
………John told us not to wait for him if he was late …………………………………………………………………………………….
3. “Please don’t tell anybody what happened,” Ann said to me. ( asked)
………Ann asked me not to tell anybody what had happened…………………………………………………………………………………….
4. “ Can you open your bags, please?” The customs officer said to me, (asked)
……………The customs asked me to open my bag……………………………………………………………………………….
5. “You should take the job, Frank.”, Sandra said. ( advised)
……Sandra advised me to take the job……………………………………………………………………………………….
6. “ Would you like to come on a picnic with us?” Mike said to me. ( invite)
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7. “Don’t wear those boots in the house.” She said to her child. ( asked)
………She asked her child not to wear those boots in the house…………………………………………………………………………………….
8. Mr. Green said, “Please come to my dinner tomorrow. Bill” ………Mr Green invited Bill to come to his dinner the day after…………………………………………………………………………………….
9. The policeman said, “Don’t touch anything here.”
……The policeman told me not to touch anything there……………………………………………………………………………………….
10. The father said, “ Keep your body warm, my son.”
……The father told his son to keep his body warm……………………………………………………………………………………….
11. I said to them, “Please, don’t watch late night movies.”
……I told them not to watch late night movies……………………………………………………………………………………….
12. The life guard said, “ Don’t swim out so far, boys.
………The life guard told the boys not to swim out so far…………………………………………………………………………………….
13. He said to me, “Do this test again , please.”
……………………………He asked me to do that test again……………………………………………………………….
14. The teacher said to the students, “Don’t make noise in class.”
……The teacher told the students not to make noise in class……………………………………………………………………………………….
