1/ Change the following sentences into reported speech using the words given in brackets.

(1) ''We are learning more about our uinverse.'' (Our teacher said)

Our teacher said that they were learning more about their uinverse

(2) '' scientists have made various applications in long distance communication.'' ( Dr. Nelson said)

Dr. Nelson said that scientists had made various applications in long distance communication

(3) '' Science is a good and useful servant but it is a bad destrustive master.'' ( our Chemistry teacher told us)

(4) " Space tourism will broaden our knowledge of space.'' (Our headmaster said)

Our headmaster said that space tourism would broaden their knowledge of space

(5) ''During the time in Paris in 1946. Uncle Ho attracted several Vietnamese scientists to return to the country.''( Our History teacher told us)

Our History teacher said that Uncle Ho had attracted several Vietnamese scientists to return to the country during the time in Paris in 1946

(6) '' Professor Le Van Thiem believed in the importance of education and science, so he founded a teacher training college and a college of fundamental science.'' (our Math teacher said)

Our Math teacher said that Professor Le Van Thiem had believed in the importance of education and science, so he had founded a teacher training college and a college of fundamental science

1. “We will visit you this week” my parents said

…………My parents said they would visit me that week……………………………………………………………………………….

2. Our teacher asked us: “ What are you most worried about ?”

……Our teacher asked us what we were most worried about…………………………………………………………………………………..

3. “ I got very high score in my last test, Mum” She said.

……She told her mum she had got very high score in her last test…………………………………………………………………………………….

4. “ Do you sleep at least eight hour a day ?” the doctor asked him

……The doctor asked him if he slept at least eight hour a day …………………………………………………………………………………….

5. “ Liz can keep calm even when she has lots of pressure.” Tom said.

………Tom said Liz could keep calm even when she had lots of pressure ……………………………………………………………………………………..

6. “ She was very upset but she is fine now.” Nam said.

………Nam said she had been very upset but she was fine then …………………………………………………………………………………..

7. “ I can’t concentrate! It’s too noisy in here.” The girl said.

………………The girl said she couldn't concentrate because it was too noisy in there……………………………………………………………………………

8. “ He’ll take a cooking class before he goes to college” Jenny said.

…Jenny said he would take  a cooking class before he went to college” ……………………………………………………………………………………….

1 My parents told me that they would visit me that week.

2 Our teacher  asked us what we were most worried about?

3 Phuong told me that she was so delighted because she had just received a surprise birthday present from her sister.

4 Tom said that Kate could keep calm even when she had lots of pressure.

5 She said to her mum that she had got a very high score in her last test.

6 The doctor asked him  how he slept at least eight hours a day.

7 My friend asked me if I was going to leave the day after

8 My mother asked me if I had done my homework

Change these sentences into reported speech:

1."Mom,I want this toy car,''said the boy.

->The boy told his mom he wanted that toy car

2.''You must see your teacher now'',she said to me.

->She advised me to see my teacher then

3."We are learning how to make cakes'',said the bot.

->The boy said they were learning how to make cakes

4.''We are going to visit our teacher this afternoon'',they said

->They said they were going to visit their teacher that afternoon

5.''You must do your exercise with great care,Nam'',the teacher said

->The teacher advised Nam to do his exercise with great care

Change these sentences into reported speech:

1."Mom,I want this toy car,''said the boy.

->The boy told mom that he wanted that toy car.

2.''You must see your teacher now'',she said to me.

->She told me that I had to see my teacher then.

3."We are learning how to make cakes'',said the boy.

->The boy said they were learning how to make cakes

4.''We are going to visit our teacher this afternoon'',they said

->They said they were going to visit their teacher that afternoon

5.''You must do your exercise with great care,Nam'',the teacher said

->The teacher told Nam that he had to do his exercise with great care

Change these sentences into reported speech:

1."Mom,I want this toy car,''said the boy.

->The boy told mom that he wanted that toy car.

2.''You must see your teacher now'',she said to me.

->She told me that I had to see my teacher then.

3."We are learning how to make cakes'',said the boy.

->The boy said they were learning how to make cakes

4.''We are going to visit our teacher this afternoon'',they said

->They said they were going to visit their teacher that afternoon

5.''You must do your exercise with great care,Nam'',the teacher said

->The teacher told Nam that he had to do his exercise with great care

1. The manager told me to come into her office.

2. The teacher told us not to make so much noise.

3. Mr. Green told Bill to come to their dinner that night.

4. Susan told Tom not to call him again at that late hour.

5. She told the boy to show her what he had in his hand.

6. The policeman ordered me to stay where I was and not to touch anything.

7. The old lady asked/told me to water those flowers for her.

8. She told me to leave my coat on that chair.

9. She told him not to speak to her like that and behave himself.

10. Peter told me to lend him my dictionary till the next Monday.

V. Change the sentences into the reported speech.

1. “We have moved into our new flat. We don’t like it nearly so much as our last one,” said my aunt.

My aunt said that they had moved into their new flat, they didn't like it nearly so much as their last one

2. “It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday,” he remarked.

He remarked it wasn't so foggy that day as it had been the day before

3. “I couldn’t get into the house because I had lost my key, so I had to break a window,” he said.

He said that he couldn't get into the house because he had lost his key, so he had had to break a window

4. “It’s time we began training for our next match,” the coach said to them

The coach said to them that it was time they began training for their next match

5. “I wrote to him the day before yesterday. I wonder why he hasn’t rung up,” she said.

She said that she had written to him two days before, she wondered why he hadn't rung up

6. “My wife wants to take a job but I’d rather she concentrated on our home,” he said.

He said that his wife wanted to take a job but he'd rather she concentrated on their home

7. “I wish you’d seen it,” I said to her.

I said to her that I wish she'd seen it

8. “I don’t know what your father will say when he sees what a mess your puppies have made of this five-pound note,”

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9. “Nothing grows in my garden. It never gets any sun,” she said.

She said that nothing grew in her garden, it never got any sun

10. “My father forbids me to see this man again,” she said to me.

She said to me that her father forbad her to see the man again

41. Our school has twenty three classrooms

42. Let's go to the zoo

43. Your neighborhood is quiter than my neighborhood

44. We shouldn't forget our homework at home.

45. You mustn't go hiking there.

46. Life in the countryside is more peaceful than life in the city.

47. He is doing his homework at the moment.

48. Jane always gets up early in the morning and she eat her breakfast at home.

41. There are twenty three classrooms in our school.

à Our school _________has twenty three classrooms _______________________________________________________

42. How about going to the zoo?

à Let’s ____________go to the zoo_________________________________________________________

43. My neighbourhood is noisier than your neighbourhood.  

à Your neighborhood _________is not as noisy as my neighborhood________________________________________________

44. It is not good to forget our homework at home.

à We shouldn’t____forget our homework at home___________________________________________________________

45. It’s dangerous for you to go hiking there.

à You mustn’t____go hiking there____________________________________________________________

Part VIII.Write meaningful sentences using cues:

46.Life in the countryside/ be/ peaceful/ than/ life in the city.

à ________Life in the countryside is more peaceful than life in the city__________________________________________________________________

47. He / do / his homework /at  the monent.

à ________He is doing his homework at the moment__________________________________________________________________

48. Jane / always/ get up/ early / morning /and /eat/ her breakfast/home.

à _______Jane always gets up early in the morning and eats her breakfast at home___________________________________________________________________

1: => Although the critics said it was a wonderful film, I think it was so boring.
2: => More trees will be planted to reduce the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by us.
3: => That invention is not his.
4: => These pictures are ours.
5: => How much did the first class ticket cost?
6: => Tam's essay didn't satisfy the teacher.