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Reported Speech- Lop 12.Class

<b>REPORTED SPEECH</b>

<b>I. Use the verbs of reporting in brackets to rewrite these sentences:</b>
1. “What have you got in your luggage?” (want to know)

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2. “Are you a spy?” (ask me)

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3. “Do you have a notebook?” (ask)

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4. “Where are you going?” (want to know)

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5. “Where have you come from?” (want to know)

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6. “How long have you been in the country?” (inquire)

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7. “Have you spoken to anyone on your journey?” (wonder)

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8. “Who paid for your journey?” (ask)

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9. “Are you carrying any drugs?” (inquire)

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10. “Where do you plan to sleep?” (ask me)

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<b>II. Put these sentences into indirect speech by using suitable reporting verbs in each case:</b>

11. “Will it be safe to saty in the mountains for the night if the weather doesn’t change for the better?” we asked the guide.
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12. The porter said to me “I’ll wake you up when the train arrives in Leeds.”

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13. “You had better slow down. There’s a speed limit here.” She said to me.

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14. “I can hardly hear the radio,” he said. “Could you turn it up?”

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15. “They should put traffic lights here, otherwise there’ll be more accidents,” she said.

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16. “Don’t go walking in the fog, it can be very dangerous,” the mountain guide said.

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17. “I haven’t read so interesting a book since I don’t remember when,” she said.

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18. “Are you thirsty? Shall we go somewhere for a cup of coffee?” John said.

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19. “Why are you so late? I’ve been waiting for half an hour already,” Tom said to Jane.

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20. “Remember to leave the window open when you’re using the gas stove,” my mother said to me.

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21. “I’m taking my children to the zoo tomorrow,” she said, “Will you come with us?”

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22. “Would you mind getting out of the car?” said the driver. “I have to change a wheel.”

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23. “What was she wearing when you saw her last?” the policeman asked me.

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24. “Would you like to borrow this book?” I asked her. “I have read it already, thank you.” she said.

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Reported Speech- Lop 12.Class
25. “All right. It’s true. It was me who scratched the car,” she said.

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<b>III. Choose the suitable reporting verbs to rewrite these sentences:</b>

ask advise invite offer remind refuse warn

order criticize promise agree suggest insist apologize deny

26. “I should say nothing about it if I were you.”

- My brother ...
27. “Would you like to have lunch with me on Saturday, Sarah?”

- John ...
28. “Remember to switch the computer off when you’ve finished.”

- He ...
29. “Would you mind not smoking between courses?”

- Their hostess ...
30. “All right. We will postpone the meeting until 11th_July.”

- The committee ...
31. “I’m really sorry I got the message wrong.”

- She ...
32. “No, I certainly didn’t use your cassette player!”

- Alfred ...
33. “Show me your driver’s licence, will you?”

- The policeman ...
34. “I’m just not going to the student party.”

- Nora ...
35. “Social services should have taken more action to protect children at risk.”

- They ...
36. “Don’t go too near the edge of the cliff, boys.”

- He ...
37. “Let’s stay here till the storm have passed.”

- Laura ...
38. “I really must speak to the headmaster personally.”

- He ...
39. “Do you want me to type this document for you?”

- James ...
40. “I’ll look after your children while you are away on a business trip.”

- My mother ...
<b>IV. Choose the best answer:</b>

41. The doctor says that he ... you in twenty minutes.

A. will see B. would see C. saw D. could see

42. She reassured me that she ... the invitations well before the wedding.

A. has sent B. must send C. was sent D. had sent

43. Health officials warn that anyone who ... directly at the sun during an eclipse mayput their sight at risk.

A. looks B. ook C. looked D. had looked

44. She boasted that she ... when she was three.

A. can read B. used to read C. is able to read D. had been able to read

45. The governemt has announced that taxes ...

A. are raising B. were raised C. will be raised D. would be raised

46. He proved that the earth ... round the sun.

A. goes B. would go C. was going D. had gone

47. Maggie promised that she ... at home by 9.00, so I phoned her shortly after that.

A. was B. will be C. would be D. will have been

48. He reminded me that I ... forget my credit card.

A. hadn’t to B. couldn’t C. mustn’t D. didn’t have to

49. R. Weir thinks that he ... about 5 minutes on a typical appointment with a patient.

A. spends B. spent C. would spend D. had spent

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50. The BBC announcer said the new underpass ... the day after tomorrow.

A. is officially opening B. was being officially opened C. officially opened D. was officially opening

51. Martin said his hair was wet because ...

A. he’d been swimming B. he’s been swimming C. he swam D. he swims

52. A company spokesperson said that the accusations ... completely untrue.

A. are B. be C. should be D. were

53. John assured me that he ... but he hasn’t turned up yet.

A. will come B. had come C. was going to come D. should come

54. He said he ... television when the robber broke into the house.

A. was watching B. watched C. had been watching D. had watched

55. No one has informed us why our application ... unsuccessful.

A. is B. was C. has been D. had been

56. The woman asked ... get lunch at school.

A. can the children B. whether the children could C. if the children can D. could the children

57. Did they say they ... me again?

A. will telephone B. have telephoned C. would phone D. had phoned

58. Peter said that if he ... rich, he ... a lot.

A. is/ will travel B. were/ would travel C. was/would have traveled D. had been/would have traveled

59. I pointed out to the manager that we ... the bill.

A. already paid B. have already paid C. had already paid D. was already paid

60. I was wondering ... a moment, please.

A. whether have you got B. that you’ve got C. if you’ve got D. how you’ve got

61. Someone told us ... on the stairs.

A. don’t sit B. not sit C. not to sit D. to not sit

62. All the students denied ... anything about the matter.

A. to know B. knowing C. for knowing D. that they know

63. They said that they had come back ...

A. the following day B. the next day C. the day after tomorrow D. the previous day

64. I asked him whose car ... the previous day.

A. he had borrowed B. had he borrowed C. did he borrowed D. he would borrow

65. The office reminede us ... the money.

A. remember to pay B. not to forget to pay C. to pay D. of paying

66. Martha ... she would be late for the meeting. She ... she was feeling ill.

A. told that/said that B. told that/said me that C. told me that/said me that D. told me that/said that

67. They asked me ... in Los Angeles then.

A. whether was my father working B. if my father was working

C. whether my father had been working D. was my father working

68. I have told her that I ... ahead with my plans whatever she may think.

A. am not going to go B. was not going to go C. would not go D. was not able to go

69. When friends insist on ... expensive gifts, it makes most Americans uncomfortable.

A. them to accept B. their accepting C. they accepting D. they accept

70. Jane told that she ... her email first thing every morning.

A. checks B. checked C. had checked D. was checked

71. In the interview, Mr. Brown acknowledged that he ... to be prime minister.

A. wish B. wished C. would wish D. was wishing

72. She told me that she ... physiology.

A. has studied B. has been studying C. had been studying D. would have studied

73. Angie warned ... anyone ưhat she had told me.

A. that I didn’t tell B. that I told not C. me to tell not D. me not to tell

74. The doctor has advised ... too much coffee.

A. me not drink B. I don’t drink C. me not drinking D. me not to drink

75. My mother told me ... my books ... about on the living room.

A. don’t leave/ lying B. didn’t leave/ lie C. not to leave/ lying D. not to leave/ to lie

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76. She wondered ... now, after so many years away.

A. how her father looked like B. whose her father looks like

C. how her father looks like D. what her father looked like

77. Rosa suggested ... a suit and tie when he went for the interview.

A. him to wear B. he wore C. he must wear D. that he wears

78. He said that the plane had already left and that I ... an hour earlier.

A. must have arrived B. had to arrive C. should have arrived D. was supposed to arrive

79. He len asked me ... the film called “Star Wars”.

A. if I saw B. whether I have seen C. if I had seen D. whether had I seen

80. Nobody knows why ... until next week.

A. the meeting postponed B. was the meeting postponed

C. did the meeting postpone D. the meeting was postponed

81. “Shall I help you with the washing-up, Jane?” John said.
A. John told Jane to help him with the washing-up.

B. John asked if Jane should help him with the washing-up
C. John suggested helping Jane with the washing-up.
D. John offered to help Jane with the washing-up.

82. “What will you do if you have ten days off school?” he asked.
A. He asked me what will I do if I have ten days off school.
B. He asked what I will do if I have ten days off school.
C. He asked me what I would do if I had ten days off school.
D. He asked what would I do if I had ten days off school.
83. “You’d better apologize for being so rude,” said my friend.

A. My friend advised me to apologize for being so rude. B. My friend offered me to apologize for being so rude.
C. My friend warned me to apologize for being so rude. D. My friend suggested me apologizing for being so rude.
84. “Good morning, Mary! How are you?” Henry said.

A. Henry said good morning Mary and asked how was she.
B. Henry greeted Mary and asked Mary how she is.

C. Henry said good morning and asked Mary how she is.
D. Henry greeted Mary and asked how she was.

85. “Please don’t leave until I come back,” Sarah said.

A. Sarah told us do not leave until she comes back. B. Sarah asked us not leave until she came back.

C. Sarah told us not to leave until she came back. D. Sarah said to us to not leave until she comes back.

86. She asked if I had passed the English test the week before.
A. “Had you passed the English test the week before?” she asked.
B. “Have you passed the English test the week before?” she asked.
C. “Did you pass the English test last week?” she asked.

D. “If you passed the English test last week,” she asked.

87. “Why don’t you have your house redecorated, Mike?” said John.
A. John requested Mike to redecorate his house himself.

B. John asked why Mike didn’t redecorate his house.

C. John suggested that Mike should have his house redecorated.
D. John persuaded Mike to have his house redecorated.

88. The students exlaimed that the final test was so difficult.

A. “How difficult is the final test?” the students said. B. “How difficult the final test is!” the students said.
C. “What’s a difficult final test?” the students said. D. “What a final test it is so difficult,” the students said.
89. “Be careful; the steps are very slippery,” I said to him.

A. I warned him tot be careful as the steps were very slippery.
B. I suggested being careful as the steps were very slippery.

C. I threatened him to be careful and said the steps were very slippery.
D. I told him be careful and the steps were very slippery.

90. “You told me a lie!” said Jane to Mike.

A. Jane told Mike to tell her a lie. B. Jane advised Mike not to tell her a lie.

C. Jance accused Mike of telling her a lie. D. Jane begged Mike to tell her a lie.

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