PUT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH STATEMENTS

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1 PUT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH STATEMENTS 1 I'm going out now, but I'll be in by nine, he said. He said that he was going out then, but he would be in by nine. 2 I'm working in a restaurant, and don't much care for it, she said. She said that she was working in a restaurant and she didn t much care for it. 3 I can't live on my basic salary, said Peter. I'll have to offer to do overtime. Peter said that he couldn t live on his basic salary and he would have to offer to do overtime. 4 My young brother wants to be a tax inspector, said Mary. I can't think why. None of my family has ever been a tax inspector. Mary said that her young brother wanted to be a tax inspector and she couldn t think why, because none of her family has/had ever been a tax inspector. 5 We're waiting for the school bus,' said the children. It's late again. The children said that they were waiting for the school bus and it was late again. 6 I've made a terrible mistake! said Peter. Peter said that he had made a terrible mistake. You're always making terrible mistakes, I said. You should be used to it by now. I said that he was always making terrible mistakes and he should be used to it by then. 7 We make 450 a week, said one of the men, and send most of it home to our wives. One of the men said that they made 450 a week and sent most of it home to their wives. 8 It's lonely being away from our families, said another, but we earn three times as much in this factory as we would in our own country. Another said that it was lonely being away from their families but they earned three times as much in that factory as they would in their own country. 9 The ice will soon be hard enough to skate on, said Tom. Tom said that the ice would soon be hard enough to skate on. I'll look for my skates when I get home, Ann said. Ann said that she would look for her skates when she got home. 10 I'm leaving tomorrow by the 4.30 from Victoria, she said. She said that she was leaving the following day by the 4.30 from Victoria. We'll come and see you off, we said. We said that we would come and see her off. 11 I've just bought a car, said Peter, but it's not insured yet so I can't take you for a drive. Peter said that he had just bought a car but it was not insured yet so he couldn t take me/us for a drive. 12 I'd like to speak to Susan, said Mary, but I'm bathing the babies and they will drown if I leave them alone in the bath while I go to the phone. Mary said that she would like to speak to Susan but she was bathing the babies and they would drown if she left them alone in the bath while she went to the phone. 13 Nothing ever happens in the village, she said. It's like a dead village. All the young people have drifted away to the towns. She said that nothing ever happened in the village, it was like a dead village. She said that all the young people had drifted away to the towns. 14 I've missed my train, said Bill. Now I'll be late for work and my boss will be furious. Bill said that he had missed his train and then he would be late for work and his boss would be furious. 15 We'll wait for you if you're late, they said. They said that they would wait for you/me if I/you was/were late. 16 They are supposed to be landing at London airport, I said. But if the fog gets any thicker the plane may be diverted. I said that they were supposed to be landing at London airport but if the fog got any thicker the plane might be diverted. 17 If you lend me the chainsaw, said Mary, I'll bring it back the day after tomorrow. Mary said that if you/i lent her the chainsaw, she would bring it back tomorrow. 18 I hate getting up on dark mornings, grumbled Peter. Peter grumbled/said that he hated getting up on dark mornings. It is horrible, agreed his wife, but the mornings will be lighter soon and then it won't be quite so bad. 1

2 His wife agreed/said that it was horrible but the mornings would lighter soon and then it wouldn t be quite so bad. 19 The sales are starting tomorrow, said the typist. As soon as we finish work the whole typing pool is going to make a dash for the shops. The typist said that the sales were starting the following day and as soon as they finished work the whole typing pool was going to make a dash for the shops. I hope you'll all get what you want, I said. I said that I hoped they would all get what they wanted. 20 If you're short of money I can lend you 50, said my aunt, and you can take your time about paying it back. My aunt said that if I was short of money she could lend me 50 and I could take my time about paying it back. ADVICE 1 There's been an accident, and the road is blocked, said the policeman. It won't be clear for some time. You'd better go round the other way. The policeman said that there had been an accident and the road was blocked. He said that it wouldn t be clear for some time. He advised us to go round the other way. 2 I was thinking of going by bus, said Paul. Paul said that he was thinking of going by bus. I shouldn't go by bus, said his aunt. It's an awfully bad service. His aunt advised him to go by bus because it was an awfully bad service. 3 You'd better take sleeping bags; you may have to sleep out, he warned us. He advised us to take sleeping bags because we might have to sleep out. 4 If children can learn a complicated language like Japanese by the time they are five, said the Japanese professor, they should be able to learn the language of music. At the moment I'm teaching a class of forty three-year-olds to play the violin, he added. The Japanese professor said that if children could learn a complicated language like Japanese by the time they are five and they should be able to learn the language of music. He said that at that moment he was teaching a class of forty three-year-olds to play the violin. 5 The puppy can sleep on our bed, said Tom. Tom said that the puppy could sleep on their bed. I'd rather he slept in a basket, said his wife. That puppy will soon be a very big dog and then there won't be room for all three of us. His wife advised that he slept in a basket because that puppy would soon be a very big dog and there wouldn t be room for al three of them. 6 This letter is full of mistakes! snorted Mr Jones. Mr Jones said that that letter was full of mistakes. I did it in rather a hurry, admitted the typist. I suppose I'd better type it again. The typist admitted/said that he/she had done it in rather a hurry and that he/she supposed that he/she should type it again. 7 I was thinking of going alone, I said. I said that I was/had been thinking of going alone. You'd better take someone with you, said the old man. It's safer with two. One can keep watch while the other sleeps. The old man advised me to take someone with me because it was safer with two. He said that one could keep watch while the other slept. 8 You can leave your motorcycle in my garage if you like, he said. He said that I could leave my motorcycle in his garage if I liked. I'll keep an eye on it while you're away. He said that he would keep an eye on it while I was away. 2

3 QUESTIONS 1 Who has been using my typewriter? said my mother. My mother asked who had been using her typewriter. 2 Do you want to see the cathedral? said the guide. The guide asked (me) if I wanted to see the cathedral. 3 Do you mind working on the night shifts? he asked. He asked (me) if I minded working on the night shifts. 4 Would you like to come with us? they said. They asked me if I would like to go with them. 5 Who did you give the money to? asked Ann. Ann asked/wanted to know who I had given the money to. 6 How long does it take to get to Edinburgh by coach? asked the tourist. The tourist asked/wanted to know how long it took to get to Edinburgh by coach. 7 How much do you think it will cost? he said. He asked/wanted to know how much I thought it would cost. 8 What did you miss most when you were in prison? Mary asked the ex-convict. Mary asked the ex-convict what he had missed most when he had been in prison. 9 Another passenger came in and said, Is this seat taken? Another passenger came in and asked/wanted to know if that seat was taken. 10 How do you get on with your mother-in-law? said Paul. Paul asked/wanted to know how I got on with my mother-in-law. 11 How did you get into the house? they asked him. They asked him how he had got into the house. 12 What were you doing with these skeleton keys? said Mr Jones. Mr Jones wanted to know/asked what I was doing with those skeleton keys. Were you trying to get at the secret files? He wanted to know if I was trying to get at the secret files. 13 Did you sleep well? asked my hostess. My hostess asked if I had slept well. 14 Have you been here long? the other students asked him. The other students asked him if he had been here long. 15 Can you tell me why Paul left the university without taking his degree? Paul's sister asked. Paul s sister asked if I could tell her why Paul had left the university without taking his degree. 16 How many people know the combination of the safe? said the detective. The detective asked/wanted to know how many people knew the combination of the safe. 17 Are there any letters for me? said Mary. Mary asked if there were any letters for her. 18 How long have you been learning English? the examiner said. The examiner asked/wanted to know how long I had been learning English. 19 Why aren't you taking the exams? said Paul. Paul asked/wanted to know why I wasn t taking the exams. 20 Are these free-range eggs? said the customer. The customer asked/wanted to know if those were free-range eggs. 21 Where are you going for your summer holidays? I asked them. I asked them where they were going for their summer holidays. 22 Will it be all right if I come in a little later tonight? asked the au pair girl. The au pair girls asked/wanted to know if it would be all right if she came in a little later that night. 23 Have you ever seen a flying saucer? said the man. The man asked me if I had ever seen a flying saucer. 24 Where can I park my caravan? she asked the policeman. She asked the policeman where she could park her caravan. 25 Would you like a lift? said Ann. Ann offered me a lift. Which way are you going? I said. I asked which way she was going. 3

4 QUESTIONS, ADVICE, REQUESTS, INVITATIONS & SUGGESTIONS 1 Shall we have dinner somewhere after the theatre? said Peter. Peter suggested that we should have dinner somewhere after the theatre. Ann said What about going to that place Jack is always talking about? Ann suggested going to that place Jack was always talking about. 2 Jack's parents have asked me to supper tomorrow night, said Ann. Ann said that Jack s parents had asked her to supper tonight. What shall I wear? She asked what she should wear. I should wear something warm, dear, said her mother. It's a terribly cold house. Her mother advised her to wear something warm because it was a terribly cold house. 3 I'm broke, said Jack. Jack said that he was broke. Shall I lend you some money? said Peter. Peter offered to lend him some money. 4 It will take a little time to look up your file. said the clerk, Is it worth waiting, said Ann, or shall I go away and come back later? The clerk said that it would take a little time to look up my file. Ann asked whether it was worth waiting or she should go away and go back later. 5 Shall I have to do the whole exam again if I fail in one paper? said the student. The student asked/wanted to know if he should do the whole exam again if he failed in one paper. 6 Where will you be tomorrow, I said, in case I have to ring you? I asked where he would be tomorrow in case I had to ring him. I shall be in my office till six, said the old man, and after that at my flat. I shan't be going to the club. The old man said that he should be in his office till six and after that at his flat. He said that he shouldn t be going to the club. 7 What shall I do with this cracked cup? Mary asked. Mary asked what she should do with that cracked cup. You'd better throw it away, said her mother. Her mother advised her to throw it away. 8 Shall I ever see him again? she wondered. She wondered if she should ever see him again. 9 Would you mind getting out of the car? said the driver. I have to change a wheel. The driver politely asked me to get out of the car because he had to change a wheel. Shall I help you? I said. I offered myself to help him. 10 I've run out of petrol, said the man. Could you possibly give me a lift to the next village? The man said that he had run out of petrol. I asked him to give me a lift to the next village. 11 Shall we go for a walk? said Peter. Peter suggested that we should go for a walk. I like walking, said Ann, but at the moment my only comfortable walking shoes are being mended. What about going for a drive instead? Ann said that she liked walking but at that moment her only comfortable walking shoes were being mended. She suggested going for a drive instead. 12 You've got a lot of parcels, he said. Shall I carry some of them for you? He said that I had a lot of parcels. He offered to carry some of them for me. 13 What shall I do with all this foreign money?, said Peter. Peter asked what he should do with all that foreign money. Why don't you take it to the bank and get it changed? said Mary. Mary suggested that I should take it to the bank and get it changed. 14 Would you like a cigarette? said Peter. Peter offered me a cigarette. 4

5 15 Would you like to come with us? they said. There's plenty of room in the car. They asked me to go with them because there was plenty of room in the car. COMMANDS, REQUESTS, INVITATIONS, ADVICE 1 Don't put sticky things in your pockets, said his mother. His mother told him not to put sticky things in his pockets. 2 Don't do anything dangerous, said his wife. His wife told him not to do anything dangerous. 3 Go on apply for the job, said my friend. My friend told me to go on and apply for the job. 4 I should say nothing about it if I were you, said my brother. My brother advised me to say nothing about it. 5 Would you please wait in the lounge till your flight number is called? she said. She asked me politely to wait in the lounge till my flight number was called. 6 Don't lend Harry any money, I said to Ann. He never pays his debts. I told Ann not to lend Harry any money because he never pays his debts. 7 Could you please ring back in half an hour? said the secretary. The secretary asked me politely to ring back in half an hour. 8 Would you mind moving your case? said the other passenger. It's blocking the door. The other passenger asked me to move my case because it was blocking the door. 9 Remember to book a table, said Ann. Ann told me to remember to book a table. 10 Get into the right lane, said the driving instructor. The driving instructor told me to get into the right lane. 11 Avoid Marble Arch, said the policeman. There's going to be a big demonstration there. The policeman told me/us to avoid Marble Arch because there was going to be a big demonstration there. 12 Hold the ladder, he said. It's rather unsteady. He told me to hold the ladder because it was rather unsteady. Why don't you tie it at the top? I said. It's much safer than way. I suggested that he should tie it a the top because it was much safer that way. 13 Read the questions twice, said the teacher, and don't write in the margin. The teacher told me/us to read the questions twice and not to write in the margin. 14 You'd better not leave your money lying about, said one of the students. One of the students advised me not to leave my money lying about. 15 Why don't you open a bank account? said another. Another suggested that I/we should open a bank account. 16 Would you like to have lunch with me today? said Tom. Tom invited me to have lunch with him that day. 17 Don't take more than two of these at once, said the doctor, handing me a bottle of pills. The doctor told me, handing me a bottle of pills, not to take more than two of those at once. 19 I'd buy the big tin if I were you, said the grocer. The grocer advised me to buy the big tin. 20 You're being exploited, said the other au pair girls. You ought to leave your job. The other au pair girls said that I was being exploited. They advised me to leave my job. 5