REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISES

REPORTED SPEECH
I. STATEMENTS
1. “I have something to show you”, I said to her.
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2. ‘I’m going away tomorrow, Mum”, said Peter.
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3. “I’ll come with you as soon as I’m ready”, she said.
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4. It’s not so foggy today as it was yesterday.
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4. “Nothing grows in my garden. It never gets any sun”, she said.
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5. “I have a German lesson this afternoon and I haven’t my homework yet”, said the small boy.
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6. “I’ll come and see you tomorrow”, Hoa said.
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7. “The E1 train leaves at 11.30 tonight”, he reminded me
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8. “Liz is going back to America for this summer holidays”, John says.
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9. “We went to the Grand Canyons last year”, Tim tells me.
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10. “I can’t come to the party on Friday night. I have to do my homework”, Lan says.
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11. “We want to go on holiday in Cat Tien National Garden but we can’t afford it”, our friends
tell us.
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12. “I don’t think your father like me”, said the young wife.
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II. COMMANDS, REQUESTS, ADVICE
1. Their mother said to them: “Don’t make so much noise.”

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2. The traffic policeman said: “Show me your driving licence, please?”
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3. Mrs. Jackson said to Tim: “Could you give me a hand, please?
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4. The lifeguard said: “Don’t swim out too far, boys.”
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5. Nam said to the taxi driver: “Please turn left at the first traffic light.”
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6. She said to her son: “Go straight upstairs and get into bed.”
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7. The policeman said: “Don’t touch anything in the room.”
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8. Marry said to John: “Can you carry my suitcase, please?”
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9. “ Hurry up” I said to Tim
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10. “ Please,don
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t smoke in my car.” He said to me.
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11. “Could you close the window?”John said to Peter
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12. “Remember to lock the door before going to school,”my sister said.
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13. “Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport,”I said to Ann.
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14. “Can you speak English?” Ba said to Nam.
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15. “Will you go with me?” Mary asked me.

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16. “Don
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t talk in class.”The teacher said to her students.
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