Question

* Practice: Change into reported speech:

1. He said to me:" Let's go to the zoo."

2. She said to the passer-by:" Go straight ahead for two blocks and turn left."

3. She said to her classmate:" Be quiet, please!"

4. The teacher said to his student:" Write these sentences."

5. He said to me:" Don't make a noise."

6. She said to the passer-by:" Don't turn left at the two blocks ahead."

7. She said to her classmate:" Don't talk in class."

8. The teacher said to his student:" Don't touch that new board."

9. She said to me:" Don't believe everything your friend tells you."

10. He said to us, "Don't go too far."

He

15. "How about opening the window?"

> She

16. "Could you bring the book tonight?"

→ She

17. "Can you help me with my homework, please?"

> She

18. "Would you bring me a cup of coffee, please?"

→ She

19. "Would you mind passing the salt?"

> She

20. "Would you mind lending me a pencil?"

→ She

Answer 1

* Practice: Change into reported speech:

1. He said to me:" Let's go to the zoo."

He suggested going to the zoo

2. She said to the passer-by:" Go straight ahead for two blocks and turn left."

She told the passer-by to go straight ahead for two blocks and turn left

3. She said to her classmate:" Be quiet, please!"

She told her classmate to be quiet

4. The teacher said to his student:" Write these sentences."

The teacher asked his student to write those sentences

5. He said to me:" Don't make a noise."

He asked me not to make a noise

6. She said to the passer-by:" Don't turn left at the two blocks ahead."

She told the passer-by not to turn left at the two blocks ahead

7. She said to her classmate:" Don't talk in class."

She told her classmate not to talk in class

8. The teacher said to his student:" Don't touch that new board."

The teacher told his student not to touch that new board

9. She said to me:" Don't believe everything your friend tells you."

She told me not to believe everything my friend told me

10. He said to us, "Don't go too far."

He told me not to go too far

15. "How about opening the window?"

> She suggested opening the window

16. "Could you bring the book tonight?"

→ She asked me to bring the book that night

17. "Can you help me with my homework, please?"

> She asked me to help her with her homework

18. "Would you bring me a cup of coffee, please?"

→ She asked me to bring her a cup of coffee

19. "Would you mind passing the salt?"

> She asked me to pass the salt

20. "Would you mind lending me a pencil?"

→ She asked me to lend her a pencil

Answer 2

1. He told me to go to the zoo.