REPORTED SPEECH

Rewrie the following sentences , using the words in bracket

1. "Why don't you have a holiday in my country cottage ?" he said to us (invited)

2."Come to the party .You'll really enjoy it" he said to her (persuaded)

3."If I were you , I would accept the job " he said his son (advised)

4"I'll lend you some money if you like " he said to me (offered)

5."You pay for the damage you've done " she said . So I paid (made)

6."Keep an eye on your luggage " he said "This place is full of thieves "(warned)

7."I'll pay back the money " she said (promised)

8."I'll phone the police " He said (threatened)

9."Don't be stupid " Lan said (told)

10."Would you like to come to my party" she said (invited)

\(III. Imperative 1. Dont move or Ill shoot, said the bank robber to the clerk. The bank robber threatened .... 2. Dont forget to phone the police, she told him. She reminded ....... 3. Dont swim out too far, boys, said the coach. The coach .... 4. Lets go for a walk in the park, said Andrew. Andrew....... 5. Please dont drive so fast, Ann begged her boyfriend Ann pleaded ....... 6. John, please dont tell anyone my new address, said Mary. Mary asked......... 7. Would you like to come to my house for a chat tonight?, he said. He .... 8. "Be carefully and don't come near the edge, children." He .... 9. "Get on with your work!" the boss said to me. .... 10. "Would you like to come to my party tomorrow?" Ann asked me. .... EXERCISES: REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVE 1. Ill wait for you. I promise, he said to me. He promised __________________________________________________________________ 2. Please, please turn off the T.V, John, said Tom. Tom begged __________________________________________________________________ 3. His mother said to him: Open the window please! His mother told _______________________________________________________________ 4. He said to me: Shut the door after you. He told ______________________________________________________________________ 5. The captain said to them: Wait here still I come back. The captain ordered ____________________________________________________________ 6. Mr. Brown, this is Miss White, he said. He introduced _________________________________________________________________ 7. He said to me: Dont come back before one oclock. He asked _____________________________________________________________________ 8. My mother said: Dont forget to lock the door. My mother told ________________________________________________________________ 9. Dont touch that switch, Peter. I said I warned_____________________________________________________________________ 10. Come and have dinner with us Rosy said to John. \)

Exercise 3. Turn into reported speech, using the verbs in brackets.

1. He said to her, “Come to the party. You’ll enjoy it” (persuade)

2. He said to me, “I’ll lend you some money if you like” (offer)

3. He said to us, “Why don’t you have a holiday in my country cottage?” (invite)

4. “All right. I’ll help you,” Tom said to Joe. (agree)

5. “Whatever you do, don’t walk on the grass” the safeguard said to the tourists. (warn)

6. “You must pay for the damage you’ve done,” she said. (make)

7. “I haven’t done anything wrong,” Tom said. (deny)

8. “No, I won’t talk to the lawyer,” Tom said. (refuse)

9. “Yes, I did drive too fast through the town,” she said. (admit)

10. “You damage my sweater, Tom,” said Ben. (accuse)

11. “Stop speeding or you will get a ticket,” said the traffic warden to the driver. (warn)

12. “Please do go to the movies with me tonight,” said Aunt Fancy. (persuade)

13. “Why don’t we work and keep ourselves from starving?” said Mike. (suggest)

14. “Go on holiday when the weather gets warmer,” she told him. (advise)

15. “Keep out of this room at all time,” she said to them. (warn)

16. “Remember to post those letters,” he said to me. (remind)

17. “If you can’t find anyone else,I’ll drive you you to the airport,” he said to me. (volunteer)

18. “If you don’t give me a pay rise, I’ll resign,” he said to me.(threaten)

19. “It certainly wasn’t me who took your car!” said Bob. (deny)

20. “Shall we go to Paris for the weekend?” Mary said to me. (suggest)

21. “I saw Megan in town,” he said. (mention)

22. “Be careful of malefactors and don’t go out at night alone” (warn)

23. “Nam, you shouldn’t spend so much money on gambling” (advise)

24. “Would you like to have lunch with me today” (invite)

25. “Why don’t you open a bank account” (encourage)

26. “Remember to book a table in advance” (remind)

27. “Fasten your seat belts” (tell)

28. “I’ll offer you some more wine tomorrow” (promise)

29. “Ok, I’ll carry some of these parcels for you” (offer)

30. “Could you possibly give me a lift to the next village” (ask)