A Closer Look 2

Complete the sentences with the correct option from the box

a.what           b.why                 c.whether                d.that

1. My teacher asked .....whether...... I'd be ready to defend my thesis at the end of this term or the text.

2. She knows you're upset about the joke, so she asked me ......why....... you wouldn't explain your reasons when she asked you to.

3. My instruction said ........that....... we were the best class he'd ever taught.

4. Don't be too angry. Lan asked .....what......... the time was before she left the building.

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* Change the following setenis into reported speach.

A. Statements.

1. Lan said "I will be very busy tomorrow."

=> Lan said that she would be very busy the following day.

2. Thu said "All the students will have a meeting next Sunday."

=> Thu said that all the students would have a meeting the following Sunday.

3. Tam said " I can swim across this river."

=> Tam said that she could swim across that river.

4. His sister said "I don't buy this book."

=> His sister said that she didn't buy that book.

5. The boys said "We have to try our best to win the match."

=> The boys said that they had to try their best to win the match.

B. " Yes - No " Questions.

1.

2.

Phong asked me if i enjoyed reading books.

3.

4.

=> Phong asked his teacher if the students in grade 9 would have their final exam in May.

5.

=> Ba asked Tuan if he could drive his bicycle to school.

C. " Wh-" Questions

1.

=> Lan asked me where I was going.

2.

=> The teacher asked me where my father worked.

3.

=> A tourist asked me how far it was from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau.

A. Statements.

1. Lan said she would be very busy the next day.

2. Thu said all the students would have a meeting the next Sunday.

3. Tom said he could swim across that river.

4. His sister said he didn't buy that book.

5. The boys said they had to tr their best to swim the match.

B. "Yes - No" Questions.

1. Lan asked me if I was Mrs.Lien's student.

2. Phong asked me if I enjoyed reading book.

3. Hoa asked Lan if she liked sports.

4. Phong asked his teacher if the students in grade 9 would have their final exam in May.

5. Ba said to Tuan if he could drive his bicycle to school.

C. "Wh-" Questions.

1. Lan asked me where I was going.

2. The teacher asked me where my father worked.

3. A tourist asked me how far it was from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau.