I. Put the following into reported speech
1. “Your cousin speaks English very well” Paul told me
Paul said that _________________________________________________________________________
2. “The man broke out of prison yesterday” said the policeman
The policeman told us __________________________________________________________________
3. “I’ll lend you this book as soon as I finish it” Owen said to me
Owen said ___________________________________________________________________________
4. “I think I forgot to turn off the lights this morning” Brenda told Brian
Brenda told Brian ______________________________________________________________________
5. “I work eight hours a day, except when the children are on holiday” said Mrs. Wood
Mrs. Wood said _______________________________________________________________________
6. “You’ve been making good progress this semester” Miss Lynn told me
Miss Lynn said that ____________________________________________________________________
7. “If you bought all the tickets, you would win the lottery” the man said
The man told me _______________________________________________________________________
8. “I like swimming but I don’t go very often” Jill said to Pam
Jill said that __________________________________________________________________________
9. “I want to buy it, but I haven’t brought any money” said Patrick
Patrick told me ________________________________________________________________________
10. “I’m going to visit my aunt in Hue, but I’m not sure when” said Mai
Mai told me __________________________________________________________________________
11. “Would you like to go to the movies this evening, Jill?” said Bob
Bob invited ___________________________________________________________________________
12. “Why don’t you book a package holiday, Peter?” said Frank
Frank advised _________________________________________________________________________
13. “Don’t forget to get up at five tomorrow, Derek” Bill said
Bill reminded _________________________________________________________________________
14. “Don’t go near the water, children”, said the mother
The mother warned ____________________________________________________________________
15. “I’ll make you a nice birthday cake” Tina’s mother said
Tina’s mother promised _________________________________________________________________
16. “Lie down or I’ll shoot” the robber shouted to everybody
The robber threatened __________________________________________________________________
17. “Get out of my way” he told the boy
He ordered ___________________________________________________________________________
18. “Don’t believe everything he says, Bruce” said Malcolm
Malcolm warned _______________________________________________________________________
19. “Please do as I say” She begged him
She begged ___________________________________________________________________________
20. “Don’t miss your train, Martin” said his mother
Martin’s mother reminded _______________________________________________________________
21. “Don’t go there alone, Julia!” Meg told her (Warn)
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22. “You’d better take a short holiday, June” said Pauline (advise)
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23. “Don’t urge with me” the teacher said to the boy (order)
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24. “Do you want to go out for dinner with me, Kate?” Felix said (invite)
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25. “I’ll follow you wherever you go” Meg told Peter (promise)
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26. “I’ll kill your son if you call the police” the kidnapper told them (threaten)
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27. “If I were you, I wouldn’t accept his invitation” Kim said to Lynn (advise)
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28. “Remember to put your dirty clothes in this basket, boy” said the mother (remind)
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29. “Follow that car” the detective said to the taxi-driver (order)
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30. “Go on, send your short story to the magazine” Pamela said to Paul (encourage)
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31. “Please fill up this form” the secretary said to the customer
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