Indirect Speech (1) pdf

Indirect Speech (1)
Exercise 1. Change these sentences into indirect speech ones.
1. “ Nothing grows in my garden. It never gets any sun!”. She said . She complained that _______________
2. “ I am going away tomorrow, mother!”, he said. He told his mother that _____________
3. “ Listen carefully !”, he said to us. He told _________________________
4. “ It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday”, Lan remarked. Lan remarked that ________________
5. “ Don’t wait for me if I’m late”, his wife told him. His wife told him _________________
6. “ We’ve moved to our new flat. We don’t like it nearly as much as our last one”, said my aunt.
My aunt said that ____________________________________________
7. “ You should eat more fruit and vegetables”, the doctor said to her. The doctor advised ________________
8. “ Don’t shout”, I said to the children. I told ___________________________
9. “ Shut the door but don’t lock it”, she said to us. She told _________________________
10. Ann says “ I’m tired”. Ann says ________________________
11. “ New York is bigger than London”, Tom says. Tom says ________________________
12. “ You’d better slow down. There’s a speed limit here”, she said to me. She advised ______________________
13. “ It’s time we began training for our next match”, the coach said to them. The coach said to them _____________
14. “ Don’t forget to send your parents my regards” , she said to me. She reminded ____________________
15. “ Why didn’t you come to class yesterday?”, he asked me. He asked me _____________________
16. “ Have you read the book by Y Ban?”, she asked him. She asked him ____________________
17. “ How long does it take to get to London?”, the traveller asked. The traveller wanted to know ________
18. “ I’d buy the big tin if I were you”, said the grocer. The grocer advised ________________
Exercise 2. Choose the suitable given word to rewrite the sentence into indirect speech.
Persuade Order Recommend Ask Advise
Tell Encourage Invite Beg Remind
1. “ Could you possibly do me a favour?”, she asked Tom. She ___________________________________
2. “ Hand in your essay next week!”, the teacher told the class. The teacher ____________________________
3. “ Don’t forget to post the letter”, my wife said to me. My wife _______________________________
4. “ Come and have dinner with us”, John said to Linda. John __________________________________
5. “ You must pay a fine of one hundred pounds”, the judge said to Edward Fox. The judge ___________________
6. “ Wash it in luckwarm water”, recommended the assistant. The assistant ___________________________
7. “ Buy the red dress, not the green one”, Betty said to Jane. “ It’s much nicer.” Betty _______________________

8. “ You really should paint professionally”, said Jim to Henry, “ You’re really good at it”.
Jim ________________________________________________
9. “ Please, please don’t tell my father”, the child said to me. The child ______________________________
10. “ I think you should sell your shares”, his accountant said to Bill. His accountant ________________________
Exercise 3. Match from 1 to 10 suitably to indirect speech sentences a to k.
1. “ Would you like to come on holidaywith me?” a. She advised me to take a holiday.
2. “ Don’t worry, of course you can take a holiday” b. She expected me to take a holiday.
3. “ Don’t forget to take a holiday, will you!” c. She insisted that I take a holiday.
4. “ You should take a holiday” d. She invited me to take a holiday.
5. “ Are you going to take a holiday?” e. She agreed that I could take a holiday.
6. “ It’s all right by me if you take a holiday” g. She reminded me to take a holiday.
7. “ Actually, I’d rather you took a holiday” h. She proposed that I should take a holiday
8. “ I thought you were going to take a holiday” i. She asked whether I would take a holiday
9. “ Taking a holiday would be a good idea” j. She reassured me that I could take a holiday
10. “ You really must take a holiday” k. She preferred that I take a holiday.
Exercise 4. Change these sentences into indirect speech ones.
1. “ Let’s light a fire and cook our sausages over it”, said the children.
The children ________________________________________________________________
2. “ Remember to book a table”, said Ann.
Ann _______________________________________________________________________
3. “ You must leave a note for your mother”, said Peter, “otherwise she’ll be terribly worried when you’re not in at your usual time”.
Peter ______________________________________________________________________
4. “ Hold the ladder”, he said, “ It’s rather unsteady”.
He _______________________________________________________________________
5. “ You’d better not leave your money lying about”, said one of the students.
One of the students __________________________________________________________
6. “ Why don’t you open a bank account?”, said Tom.
Tom ______________________________________________________________________
7. “ Don’t take more than two of these at once”, said the doctor, handing me a bottle of pills.
The doctor __________________________________________________________________

8. “ I can’t sell the paper at that price”, he said.
He ________________________________________________________________________
9. “ You’re being exploited”, said the other au pair girls, “ You ought to leave your job”.
The other au pair girls _________________________________________________________
10. “ Fasten your seatbelts, there may be a little turbulance”, said the air hostess.
The air hostess _______________________________________________________________
11. “ Don’t drive through fog with only a fog light on”, he said, “ or oncoming drivers may take you for a motorcycle”.
He _______________________________________________________________________________
12. “ Please drink any more. Don’t forget that we have to drive home”, said his wife.
His wife _____________________________________________________________________
13. “ Why don’t you go to a dentist, Tom, before your toothache gets any worse”, I said.
I ___________________________________________________________________________
14. “ Could I see your driving licence?” , said the policeman.
The policeman ________________________________________________________________
15. “ Could have some more puddings, please”, said the boy.
The boy _____________________________________________________________________
Exercise 5. Change these indirect speech sentences into direct ones.
1. He told me to keep a seat for him in the lecture hall.
__________________________________________
2. She told me not to take up too much of her time.
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3. He ordered me not to change my mind.
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4. He asked me to excuse his not letting me know about it.
__________________________________________
5. He said if I had know her address he would have written to her.
__________________________________________
6. She said if he had been there she would have asked him about it.
__________________________________________
7. He said he wished his wife had not been so stubborn.

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8. She asked me if I would see her off the next day.
__________________________________________
9. He asked me if I had gone to the stadium to watch the game the day before.
__________________________________________
10. He asked me if I was a football fan.
__________________________________________
11. She asked me if she might offer me a cup of tea.
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12. He asked me why I hadn’t given him a phone call the day before.
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13. She told him not to let the failure of the experiment to upset him too much.
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14. She suggested going out for a walk.
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15. She advised me to take part in the competition.
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Exercise 6. Change the passage into a conversation between Ann and Mary.
Ann suggested having a party on the following Sunday. Mary agreed and asked who they should invite. Ann was against
making a list and suggested they should invite everybody.Mary said she didn’t want to do so much cooking and advised Ann
to make it a wine and cheese party.
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Mary: - “ ”
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Exercise 7. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meanings.
1. “ I wouldn’t cook the fish for too long, Bill if I were you”, said Jean.
Jean _________________________________________________________
2. “ Helen, would you like to come to lunch on Sunday?, said Mary.
Mary ________________________________________________________

3. “ Well, in the end I think I’ll take the brown pair”, said the customer.
The customer finally decided _____________________________________
4. “ Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculation”, said Bob.
Bob _________________________________________________________
5. “ Don’t forget to buy some milk, Andy”, said Clare.
Clare ________________________________________________________
6. “ Look, I can’t help you now, I’m so busy”, said David.
David _______________________________________________________
7. “ Why don’t you go to see the “ Sound and the Music” again, Brian?”, I said.
I ___________________________________________________________
8. “ No, I really want to know the whole truth”, Ann said.
Ann insisted _________________________________________________
9. “ Make sure you don’t take the A 20 in the rush hour, Tim”, said Jack.
Jack warned _________________________________________________
10. “ You are not permitted to smoke in your room, Dick”, said his mother.
Dick’s mother ________________________________________________