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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Exercise 1: Turn the following sentences into indirect speech :

1.     The teacher said to Nam “Come into my office, please”

2.     “We are going shopping this afternoon” they said to Mr Quang.

3.     “ My sister is a singer” said he.

4.     “I will buy a new bike next week” she said.

5.     “I don't know what Mai is doing now”she said.

6.     “Don't forget to send your parents my regards” Lan said.

7.     Mary said  “I can go to the movies with you, John”

8.     “It isn’t foggy today as it was yesterday” said the teacher.

9.     Linh said “Turn off the light before going out”

10.                        I said to him “Stay at home”

11.                        My mother said to the kids "Stop fighting ".

12.                        The teacher said “Don't make noise in the class”

13.                        “She learns English well" said his mother.

14.                        The child said to the beggar “Are you very poor?”

15.                        He said to Lan “I will visit Ha Long Bay tomorrow”

16.                        She said  “Do you often do your homework after school?”

17.                        He said “I went to the library yesterday”

18.                        The police asked “Where did you stay last night?”

19.                        The girl said “I am going on holiday tomorrow”.

20.                        They said “We are going learning English now”.

21.                        “I’m going away for a few days. I'll phone you when I get back”.

22.                        He said “My brother is a doctor here”

23.                        Nga said “I stayed at home yesterday”

24.                        She saked me “Give me your ticket, please”

25.                        They asked him “Don't touch the button”

26.                        She said “I can't find my umbrella”

27.                        “Please don't smoke in the room”she said.

28.                        “Run faster”he said to his friends.

29.                        “We are growing vegetables” they said.

EXERCISE  I : Turn into the reported speech:

            1/ The manager said : “ Come into my office, please.”

            2/ The teacher said ro us : “Don’t make so much noise.”

            3/ Mr.Green said : “Please come to our dinner tonight, Bill.”

           4/ Susan said to Tom : “Don’t call me again at this late hour.”

            5/ She said to the boy : “Show me what you have in your hand.”

            6/ The policeman ordered : “Stay where you are and don’t touch anything.”

            7/ The old lady said : “Will you please water these flowers for me.”

            8/ She said : “Don’t leave your coat on this chair.”

            9/ She said to him : “Don’t speak to me like that and behave yourself.”

            10/ Peter said : “Would you mind lending me your dictionary till next Monday.”

Put the following commands and requests into reported speech.

1.The teacher said to Tim,"Com into my office,please"

=>The teacher asked Tim

2.The mother said to her children."Have breakfast,please"

=>The mother told her children

3.Miss Jackson said to me,"Can you give Tim this dictionary?"

=>Miss Jackson asked me

4.Mrs.Jackson said to Tim,"Could you give me a hand?"

=>Mrs.Jackson told Tim

5.The policeman said,"Don't touch anything in the room."

=>The police told me

6.The lifeguard said,"Don't swim out too far,boys."

=>The lifeguard asked/told

7."Don't make so much noise."My father said.

=>My father asked told me

8."Try your best to improve your pronunciation,Tim."Miss Jackson said.

=>Miss Jackson asked

9.The teacher said to me:"You should spend more time on Spain pronunciation."
=>The teacher said

10."You should pratice speaking English every day." said my teacher.

=>My teacher said

11."You should learn by heart all these words." Miss Hoa said to Nga.

=>Miss Hoa said

12."You shouldn't drink too much coke,Ba"Lan said

=>Lan said Ba

III. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech.

Question 16. The teacher said to Nam “Come into my office, please”.

->The teacher told ________________________________________________________

Question 17. “I want to go shopping with you this afternoon”, Nga said to her brother.

-> Nga said to ________________________________________________________

Question 18. “My sister wants to be a singer” said he.

-> He said ________________________________________________________

Question 19. “I will buy a new bike next week”, she said.

->She said ________________________________________________________

Question 20. “I don’t know what Mai is doing now”, she said.

-> She said ________________________________________________________

Question 21. “Don’t forget to send your parents my regards”, Lan said.

-> Lan told ________________________________________________________

Question 22. Mary said “I can go to the movies with you, John”

-> Mary said to ________________________________________________________

Question 23. Linh said to her friend “Turn off the light before going out”

->Linh asked ________________________________________________________

Question 24. I said to him “Stay at home”

->I told ________________________________________________________

Question 25. My mother said to the kids “Stop fighting”

-> My mother told ________________________________________________________

Question 26. The teacher said “Don’t make noise in the class”

-> The teacher asked me ________________________________________________________

Question 27. “I can speak English well” said his mother.

-> His mother said ________________________________________________________

Question 28. The child said to the beggar “Are you very poor?”

-> The child asked ________________________________________________________

Question 29. He said to Lan “I will visit Ha Long Bay”

-> He said to ________________________________________________________

Question 30. The police asked “Where did you stay last night?”

->The police asked    

1. The teacher said to Tim, “Come into my office, please.”

=> The teacher asked Tim _{………………………………………………………………………………………………___________________}

2. The teacher said to Tim “Study more about your spelling”.

=> The teacher told Tim       _{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..}

3. Their mother said to them, “Don’t make so much noise.”

=> Their mother asked them_{………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..}

VI. Change these sentences into indirect speech

1. The teacher said, “Come into my office, please.”

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2. The speaker said to the audience, “Don’t make so much noise.”

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3. Mrs. Pike said, “Pleased come to our party to night, Ben.”

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4. “Don’t call me again at this late hour!” Mike said to Anna.

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5. “Hurry up if you want to go to the opera with us,” Mother said.

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6. The drive said, “Don’t get off the coach whil it’s moving.”

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7. “Show me what you have in your hand,” she told the boy.

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8. “Stay where you are and don’t touch anything!” ordered the policeman.

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9. “Do what you’re told or you’ll get into trouble,” the manager warned the girl.

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10. Susan said, “Read my exercise, Micheal, and tell me if it is orrect.”

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