Anh 10 - Unit 6

UNIT 6:
GRADE 10

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A command is an imperative statement. One person
orders another to do or not to do something. It can be
preceded by please. The understood subject is you.
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There are two kinds of Imperative:
1. Affirmative Imperative: Is used when one person
orders another to do something. It usually begins with
Bare- Infinitive.
Ex: Open the door.
Please turn off the light.
Close the window.
Be quiet.
GRAMMAR: REPORTED SPEECH

2. Negative Imperative:
2. Negative Imperative:
Is used when one person orders another not to do
something. It usually begins with DON’T + VERB Bare
Infinitive.
Ex: Don’t close the door.
Please don’t turn off the light.
Don’t talk in class, please.

Some reporting Verbs are often used to change an
Imperative: TELL, ASK, ORDER, ADVISE, COMMAND,
BEG, WARN…

1.Affirmative Imperative:
Ex: a. The teacher said to us, “Stand up”.

The teacher told us to stand up.
b. “Buy some fresh radishes, Mai”, Mrs. Thanh said.
 Mrs. Thanh told Mai to buy some fresh radishes.
How to change an Imperative
into Indirect:
Verb (bare)  Verb (To infinitive)

Ex: a. He said to them, “Don’t shut the door”.
 He ordered them not to shut the door.
b. She said to me, “Please don’t tell anybody what
happened”.
 She asked me not to tell anybody what (had) happened.

2. Negative Imperative:
Don’t Verb (bare)  Not to Verb (bare)

Notes:
Notes:
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In Indirect Speech, the word “please” is
In Indirect Speech, the word “please” is
omitted.
omitted.
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Necessary changes are made in Indirect
Necessary changes are made in Indirect
Speech such as
Speech such as
Personal Pronouns,
Personal Pronouns,
Possessives, Adverbs of time
Possessives, Adverbs of time
,
,


Tenses of Verbs
Tenses of Verbs


etc according to the relationship between the
etc according to the relationship between the
speakers and the time of reporting.
speakers and the time of reporting.

EXERCISES
EXERCISES
CHANGE INTO REPORTED SPEECH:
1. “Don’t come back after one o’clock”, advised my brother.
2. “Cook it in butter”, Mrs. Brown said to her daughter.
3. The pupils said, “Teacher, give us better marks, please”.
4. “Pull as hard as you can”, he said to me.
5. “Be modest if you are a good pupil”, said my father.

6. “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, she said to us.
7. “Please help us”, they said to us.
8. “Don’t forget to send your parents my regards”, she said to me.
9. “Don’t take more than two of these at once”, said the doctor,
handing me a bottle of pills.
10.“Do as you are told. You are a naughty boy”, Mrs. Willy said.

11. The mother said to her son, “Don’t cry”.
12. ‘Close your books, please”, the teacher said to us.
13. He ordered them, “Don’t put your legs on my desk”.
14. Ann said to him, “Don’t wait for me if I am late”.
15. “Come and see us if you have time,” they said to us.
16. The customs officer said to us, “Have your passports ready, please”.
17. The librarian said, “Be quiet, children”.
18. “Don’t take my umbrella before you ask me”, Mrs. Lan said to her daughter.
19. Tom said to us, “Please help me”.
20. “Don’t believe everything you hear,” he warned.