III. Rewrite the sentences in direct or indirect speech.

1. "Production of these chemicals causes serious environmental pollution", said the scientists.

à The scientists said that______________________________________________

2. "New scientific discoveries are being made all the time."

à We believed that __________________________________________________

3. Miss Anne said that she was doing scientific experiments at that moment.

à Miss Anne:"_____________________________________________________ "

4. Minh asked his friend who he had been out with the weekend before.

à Minh: ___________________________________________________________

5. They asked us how we had got on with David two days before.

à They:" _________________________________________________________?”

6. "The students will watch a documentary on the future of nuclear power tomorrow", said the teacher.

à The teacher said that _______________________________________________

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 ______________________________

Choose the correct options to complete the rules.

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 ______________________________3) The student said,”I’m sorry I’m late.”The student apologized _____________________________4) Boddy’s father said to him, “Don’t forget to brush your teeth.”Boddy’s father reminded ___________________________5) “I’ve always wanted to become a doctor,” Helen saidHelen has always dreamed ________________________6) The nurse said to me, “You should consult a dermatologist.”The nurse advised _____________________________________7) “Don’t touch the hot plate,” I said to AnnI warned _______________________________________________8) The fire chief said, “Everyone must leave the building immediate ly.”The fire chief ordered _________________________________9) The man said to the hunters, “Everyone stopped hunting and killing animals.”The man prevented _________________________________10) The instructor said to the students, “You’ll have exactly one hour to complete the exam.”The instructor warned ______________________________

Exercise 8. Rewrite the following sentences in direct speech.

1. Viet said that he would be doing an experiment at 10 o’clock the following day.

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2. Mr. Quang told me that they hadn’t been at the Science Club the night before.

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3. He said that he was going to hire a robot the following Saturday.

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4. Mary told me that her parents didn’t want her to participate in that project.

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5. They said that they wouldn’t send people to the Moon the following year.

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6. I asked Ms. Gray if she could speak Martian language.

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7. Vinh asked Peter whether there were other life forms in the universe.

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8. Hoa asked me whether I had been leaving the spaceship at 3 o’clock the day before.

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9. They wanted to know if we would ever meet aliens one day.

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10. We asked Mr. Tam whether he was working for NASA then.

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11. I asked Dr. Lewis when he thought people would visit Mars.

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12. David asked me what I had talked to the astronaut the previous night.

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13. She asked Mr. Armstrong how long he had worked on space projects.

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14. The reporter wanted to know why I hadn’t taken a picture when I had seen the UFO.
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15. We asked the aliens which cities they would visit the following month.

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