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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Ex3: Put the following sentences into direct speech.

1. Hoa said that she would help her mum cook dinner that night.

2. Nam said that his best friend hadn’t called him for a week.

3. Mr. Quang said to Trung that they had spoken to his parents the day before.

4. Nga said that she was staying with her aunt and uncle in the suburbs.

5. He told his mother he was going away the next day.

6. Rupert  said he had been in London for a  month but so far he hadn't had time to visit the Tower

7. I  said that it wasn't so foggy that day as it  had been the day before.

8. My aunt said they had moved into their flat but they didn't like it nearly so much as their last one.

5. I'm going away tomorrow, mother,” he said.

6. “It isn't so foggy today as it was yesterday

7. “I've been in London for a month but so far I haven't had time to visit the Tower,”

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

Ex3: Put the following sentences into direct speech.

1. Hoa said that she would help her mum cook dinner that night.

2. Nam said that his best friend hadn’t called him for a week.

3. Mr. Quang said to Trung that they had spoken to his parents the day before.

4. Nga said that she was staying with her aunt and uncle in the suburbs.

5. He told his mother he was going away the next day.

6. Rupert  said he had been in London for a  month but so far he hadn't had time to visit the Tower

7. I  said that it wasn't so foggy that day as it  had been the day before.

8. My aunt said they had moved into their flat but they didn't like it nearly so much as their last one.

5. I'm going away tomorrow, mother,” he said.

6. “It isn't so foggy today as it was yesterday

7. “I've been in London for a month but so far I haven't had time to visit the Tower,”

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

Rewrite the following sentences in direct speech :
1. The boss asked me how many languages I could speak.
2. My friends wanted to know if he would stay there with me some more days.
3. I wordered if they were going to build a new school in that area the following year.
4. They wanted to discover what made the new land different from others.
5. People wondered why the security of the earth would be threatened.
6. Nhung said that she would be a good teacher of Math someday.
7. Nam told me that they hadn't been at the Club the night before.
8. She told me that I could try it then if I liked.
9. He said that he was going to hire a robot the following Saturday.
10. Mary told me that her parents didn't want her to participate in that project.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences with given words

Viet/ said/ he/ would/ be doing/ experiment/ 10 o’clock/ following day.

A. Viet said that he would be doing a experiment at 10 o’clock following day.

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

C. Viet said he would be doing a experiment at 10 o’clock the following day.

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

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences with given words

Viet/ said/ he/ would/ be doing/ experiment/ 10 o’clock/ following day.

A. Viet said that he would be doing a experiment at 10 o’clock following day.

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

C. Viet said he would be doing a experiment at 10 o’clock the following day.

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

Viet/ said/ he/ would/ be doing/ experiment/ 10 o’clock/ following day.

A. Viet said that he would be doing a experiment at 10 o’clock following day.

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

C. Viet said he would be doing a experiment at 10 o’clock the following day.

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

Put these sentences into directed speech :
1. I told her to bring it back if it didn't fit.
2. Mary asked John not to tell anyone her new address.
3. She told me that he was not at home.
4. She said that she would pay him if she could.
5. The notice said that breakfast would not be served after 9.30.
6. I asked her if it was going to be a fine day that day.
7. He asked her where shw was going.
8. Nina said that they were going to visit her on Sunday.
9. He said that he could understand that problem.
10. He told Jack that he would phone him the following day.
11. She asked us what we were going to do the following summer.
12. The interviewer asked Mr Simpson how many iobs he had had since 2000.
13. The landlady asked us if we had had enough for lunch.
14. She told me that she would have a cup of tea with me.