Change these sentences to REPORTED SPEECH:

1.The teacher said to us:"Close your books,please!"

=>The teacher told us

2.Daisy said:"Please lend me your history book,Peter."

=>Daisy told

3.The police said:"Don't touch anything in this room,everybody."

=>The police

4."Pease turn off the light and lock the door carefully." Mr.Smith said to his son.

=>Mr.Smith told his son

5.Mr.Hoang said to Lan,"Don't come in my room"

=>Mr.Hoang told Lan

6.Mary said to John:"Can you carry my suitcase,please?"

=>Mary asked John

7.Tom said to me:"Can you help me solve this math problem?"

=>Tom told me

8.The tourist asked the guide,"Could you show me the way to the nearest post office?"

=>The tourist asked the guide

Turn into reported speech:

1."Please lend me your dictionary , Quang," said Hoa

→......................................................................................

2."Check your answer carefully before handing in ," my father said.

→.............................................................................................................

3."Can you explain this word to me?"Trang and Hue.

→.....................................................................................

4."You shouldn't translate each sentence into Vietnamese," my brother told me.

→..................................................................................................................................

5."You should practise speaking English everyday," the teacher said.

→.................................................................................................................

Change these sentences into reported speech:

1. "Do you want to visit Ha Long Bay, Lan?" I said.

→ …………………………………………

2. "Does your brother study at a university, Nam?" Quang asked me. → …………………………………………

3. "Is Ha Long Bay in Northern Viet Nam, Phuong?" Mary asked.

→ …………………………………………

4. "Do many tourists visit Phong Nha Cave every year, Lan? Peter asked. → …………………………………………

5. "Are you free this evening?" I said to him.

→ …………………………………………

II. Change these following sentences into reported speech(2.5 pts)

1.     The traffic policeman said, “Show your driving license, please.”

=> The traffic policeman asked me___________________________________________

2.     He said to his son , “Go straight upstairs and get into bed.”

=> She told her son___________________________________________________

3.     The dentist said to me, “You shouldn’t eat too much candy.”

=> The dentist said to me______________________________________________

4.     The nurse said to him, “You should give up smoking.”

=> The nurse said to him_____________________________________________

5.     The man said, “Don’t swim out too far, boys.”

=> The man asked the boys_______________________________________

Change direct speech into reported speech. Begin each of the sentences in the way shown.

1) He said to me,”You took the money.”

He accused _____________________________________

       2) The teacher said to Jim, “Would you give your book to Mary please?”

             The teacher asked ______________________________

2) The student said,”I’m sorry I’m late.”

The student apologized ____________________________

3) Boddy’s father said to him, “Don’t forget to brush your teeth.”

Boddy’s father reminded ___________________________

4) “I’ve always wanted to become a doctor,” 

Helen saidHelen has always dreamed _______________________

5) The nurse said to me, “You should consult a dermatologist.”

The nurse advised _____________________________________

6) “Don’t touch the hot plate,” 

I said to AnnI warned _______________________________________________

7) The fire chief said, “Everyone must leave the building immediate ly.”

The fire chief ordered ________________________________

8) The man said to the hunters, “Everyone stopped hunting and killing animals.”

The man prevented _________________________________

9) The instructor said to the students, “You’ll have exactly one hour to complete the exam.

The instructor warned ______________________________

Exercise (54): Change these sentences into Reported Speech.
1. The manager said, "Come into my office, please".
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2. The teacher said to us, "Don't make so much noise".
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3. Mr. Green said, "Please come to our dinner tonight, Bill”.
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4. Susan said to Tom, "Don't call me again at this late hour".
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5. She said to the boy, "Show me what you have in your hand".
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6. The policeman ordered, "Stay where you are and don't touch anything".
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7. The old lady said, "Will you please water these flowers for me".
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8. She said, "Don't leave your coat on this chair".
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9. She said to him, "Don't speak to me like that and behave yourself".
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10. Peter said, "Would you mind lending me your dictionary till next Monday".
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Ex 2/Change the following sentences into reported speech.

1.      “Don’t go out at night” said he.

=>……………………………………………………………………………….

2.      “ Don’t move this bike away, Tam” Hoa said.

=>……………………………………………………………………………….

3.      “Close the book, please” the teacher said.

=>……………………………………………………………………………….

4.      “ Turn down the radio, Hoa” said her father.

=>……………………………………………………………………………….

5.      Mr Rice said “I’m going to Chicago”

=>……………………………………………………………………………….

6.      “I’ll see you tomorrow” said she.

=>……………………………………………………………………………….

7.      She said “I don’t like this film”

=>……………………………………………………………………………….

8.      “Mary really likes this furniture” said he.

=>……………………………………………………………………………….

9.      “My parents are arriving here next week” said Peter.

=>……………………………………………………………………………….

10.  “I have to go now” said Tung.

=>……………………………………………………………………………….

11.  “Do you like Madona ?” she asked me.

=>……………………………………………………………………………….

12.  They said to me “ Does your father work here?”

=>……………………………………………………………………………….

13.  “Are you a foreigner ?” asked she.

=>……………………………………………………………………………….

14.  He asked her “Have you met Danny yet ?”