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EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: STATEMENTS)
1. Nam said “I am told to be at school before 7 o’clock”
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2. Thomas said “All the students will have a meeting next week”
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3. She said “My parents are very proud of my good marks”
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4. The teacher said “All the homework must be done carefully”
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5. Her father said to her “You can go to the movie with your friend”
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6. She said “I may visit my parents in summer”
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7. The teacher said “We can collect old book for the poor students”
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8. She said “I don’t buy this book”
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9. The boys said “We have to try our best to win the match”
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10. Her classmate said “Ha is the most intelligent girl in our class”
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EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: YES/NO QUESTIONS)
1. “Do you enjoy reading?” Mike asked Peter
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2. “Do you like sports?” Hang asked Nam
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3. “Do your sister and brother go to the same school?” She asked Nam
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4. “Are there some oranges in the fridge?” She asked her mom
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5. “Will it rain tomorrow morning?” He asked his friend

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6. “Did you go to Hue three years ago?” Tam asked Peter
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7. “Are Tam and Hoa late for class?” Tuan asked Lan
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8. She said to me “Can you speak Chinese?”
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9. “Will you be here for five days?” Tam asked Thu
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10. “Were you reading this book at 8 o’clock last Sunday?” She asked Ba
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EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: WH-QUESTIONS)
1. “Where does your father work?” The teacher asked me
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2. “How many people are there in your family?” She asked John
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3. Tam’s friend asked him “How long will you stay in England?”
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4. “What time doesthe film begin?” She asked her mom
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5. The teacher said to Lien “What‘s your hobby?”
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6. “How do you go to the airport?” His friend asked him
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7. “How much does this dress cost?” Ann asked her mother
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8. Mary asked David “How often do you wash your clothes?”
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9. “When will your father leave Vietnam for the USA?” Phong asked Thu
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10. “How many books do the students need?” The librarian asked my teacher
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EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: CONDITIONAL SENTENCES).
1. “If I had any money I'd buy you a drink,” she said to me.
She told me _______________________________________________________________
2. “If I catch the plane I'll be home by five,” he said.
He said if _________________________________________________________________
3. “You should stay in bed if you feel unwell.” my mother said.
My mother said that if _______________________________________________________
4. “What would you do if you were having a problem with grammar, Jane?” Anne asked.
Anne asked Jane what she ____________________________________________________
5. “If I'd had my mobile yesterday, I could have contacted you,” Matthew said.
Matthew said if he __________________________________________________________
6. “If I were you, I'd stop smoking,” she said to her brother.
She advised _______________________________________________________________
7. “If the baby is a girl what will they call her?” he wondered.
He wondered what _________________________________________________________
8. “If I don't practise my English I won't get any better,” she said.
She said if she _____________________________________________________________
9. “I'd have been in bad trouble if Jane hadn't helped me,” he said.
He said he ________________________________________________________________
10. “If the door is clocked what shall I do?” she asked.
She asked what she _________________________________________________________
EXERCISES: REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVE
1. “I’ll wait for you. I promise,” he said to me.
He promised __________________________________________________________________
2. “Please, please turn off the T.V, John,” said Tom.
Tom begged __________________________________________________________________

3. His mother said to him: “Open the window please!”
His mother told _______________________________________________________________
4. He said to me: “Shut the door after you”.
He told ______________________________________________________________________
5. The captain said to them: “Wait here still I come back”.
The captain ordered ____________________________________________________________
6. “Mr. Brown, this is Miss White,” he said.
He introduced _________________________________________________________________
7. He said to me: “Don’t come back before one o’clock”.
He asked ______________________________________________________________________
8. My mother said: “Don’t forget to lock the door”.
My mother told ________________________________________________________________
9. “Don’t touch that switch, Peter.” I said
I warned_____________________________________________________________________
10. “Come and have dinner with us” Rosy said to John.
Rosy persuaded _______________________________________________________________
11. “Remember to write to me soon,” she said to me.


She reminded _________________________________________________________________
12. “You’d better spend more time learning to write,” I said to the boy.
I advised _____________________________________________________________________
13. “Don’t lean your bicycle against my windows, boys,” said the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper warned _________________________________________________________
14. Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura said.
Laura offered ________________________________________________________________
15. Would you like to go camping with us next weekend?” said John to Ann.
John invited _________________________________________________________________
EXERCISES: REPORTED SPEECH WITH GERUND
1. “Shall we go for a swim now?”

She suggested _______________________________________________________________
2. “I know I’m wrong,” he said.
He admitted_________________________________________________________________
3. “I didn’t say that,” He said.
He denied__________________________________________________________________
4. “If only I had told him the true!”
Jane regrets_________________________________________________________________
5. “I haven’t finished the assignment yet. I’m really sorry”.
The boy apologized __________________________________________________________
6. “It’s you who took my bag,” said the man to the boy.
The man accused ____________________________________________________________
7. “No, no .I really must sit for the test.”
She insisted on ______________________________________________________________
8. “What I always want is to become a doctor,” she said.
She dreamt _________________________________________________________________
9. “I can’t let you use the mobile phone,” his mother said.
His mother prevented _________________________________________________________
10. “It’s really nice of you to visit me,” she said to him.
She thanked ________________________________________________________________
11. “I like the car. I’ll buy it.”
The woman thought __________________________________________________________
12. “I feel like going to America soon.”
She looked forward to ________________________________________________________
13. “Whatever you do, don’t walk on the grass” the safeguard said to the tourists.
The safeguard warned ________________________________________________________
14. “It was you and only you who stole the cake from the fridge” my mother told my sister.
My mother accused __________________________________________________________
15. “I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter.
Peter apologized ____________________________________________________________
I. Change the following sentences into the passive voice.

1. They grow rice in tropical countries.
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2. Mr. Green loves his children very much.
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3. People don’t speak French here.
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4. Someone broke his windows last night.
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5. The police didn’t find the lost boy yesterday.
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6. About thirty million people are watching this live show now.
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7. They were carrying the injured player off the field at that time.
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8. Jack has typed the article recently.
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9. The police haven’t found the murderer yet.
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10. They were carrying the injured player off the field at that time.
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11. They had wrapped the package carefully before they posted it.
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12. Children should treat old men with respect.
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13. The computer can do all the accounts.
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14. They are going to build a new school.
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15. He isn’t going to buy that house.
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16. They will pull down that building
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17. The teacher won’t correct the exercises tomorrow.
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18. You have to keep dangerous chemicals in the safe place.
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19. Police had to break the meeting up.
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20. They may use that room for the classroom.
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21. You must wash your hands.
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22. They ought to knock down the old building.
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23. You needn’t type that report today.
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24. Nobody has used this room for ages.
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25. No one can solve that problem.
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26. No one told us the news.
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27. Paul didn’t tell me the ending of the story.
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28. The teacher will give her a prize if she works well.
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29. Her mother bought her a doll last week.
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30. The police found the robber in the forest yesterday.
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31. They made him work all day.
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32. People don’t make the children work hard.
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33. They let him meet her family last month.
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34. He won’t let you do that silly thing again.
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35. People saw him steal your car.


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36. I have heard her sing this song several times.
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37. The teacher is watching them work.
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38. Alice had a mechanic repair her car.
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39. Ellen got Marvin to type her paper.
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40. The hairdresser is cutting Mary’s hair now.
→ Mary is having her hair
→ Mary is having the hairdresser
41. People know that English is an international language.
→ It is known
→ English is known
42. They said that she won the competition.
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43. They reported that the President had suffered a heart attack.
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44. They need to clean the windows
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45. I would like to give Mary a nice present.
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46. Our teacher wants us to prepare our lessons carefully.
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47. It is your duty to lock all the doors.
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48. He suggested selling the radio
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49. Open your book, please!
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50. They advised enlarging the garden
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BÀI TẬP VIẾT LẠI CÂU – SENTENCES TRANSFORMATION
1. Cars cause pollution but people still want them.
2. But for your help I couldn’t do that.
3. Gary danced so badly that people stopped to watch him.
4. He succeeded in his life although he came from a poor family.
5. Though it was raining hard, they insisted on leaving.
6. He received a poor grade because his answers were bad.
7. When did you live in Hoc Mon?
8. He is ill, so he cannot participate in the match.
9. I was too tired to eat anything.
10. Tom is so clever that he can learn this language in a short time.
11. I’m sorry I don’t go with you.
12. Does he play football wonderfully?
13. We started watching TV two hours ago.

14. We do not study as well as they do.
15. She took me to the cinema yesterday.
16. When did you work for that company?
17. They invited everyone to the meeting.
18. The desk was too heavy. She couldn’t move it.
19. I walked to school in 20 minutes.
20. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.
21. In spite of the heavy rain, my father went to work.

1. Although
2. If
3. Gary was such
4. Despite
5. In spite of
6. Because of
7. How long
8. If he
9. I was so
10. Tom can learn
11. I wish
12. Is he
13. We’ve
14. They
15. I
16. How long
17. Everyone
18. The desk
19. It took
20. Not only
21. Although

22. After the beginning of the opera, late-comers had to wait before taking
their seats.
23. He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang.
24. The fields are very fertile. They plant potatoes in those fields.
25. The woman was a secretary. We are waiting for her.
26. I don’t have a car.
27. They didn’t talk to each other two week ago.
28. Mr. Clark bought a new car although we advised him against it.
29. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.
30. My mother was the most warm-hearted person I’ve ever known.
31. They never made us do anything we didn’t want to.
32. The patient recovered more rapidly than we expected.
33. The driver said, “Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving!”
34. I began learning English 3 years ago.
35. The mother smiled happily. She took the baby in her arms.
36. I want to see the manager, not his assistant.
37. My sister is not very intelligent. I’m not very intelligent.
38. Because she behaves well, everybody loves her.
39. I haven’t seen that man here before.
40. He learned to drive when he was 18 years old.
41. “Why don’t you close the door, John?” said Mr. Green.
42. Although it was very noisy, we continued to study our lessons.
43. I can cook as well as my mother does.
44. I asked my mother to wake me up at 6 o’clock the following morning.
45. Robert opened the drawer and took out a knife.
46. The owners of newspapers are usually very rich.
47. Mr. Brown is going to retire at the end of this year. It was decided.
48. Speaking English fluently is not easy.

49. You remembered to post the letter, didn’t you?
50. It is a six hours flight from London to New York.
51. She couldn’t come to class because of her illness.
52. Children often give their mothers flowers on the Women’s Day.
53. Those students were punished. They didn’t do their homework.
54. Although it was a bad day, we went out for a picnic.
55. Despite her doctor’s warnings, Carol has continued to smoke.
56. You can’t look the word up because you haven’t got a dictionary.
57. I know many people but he knows more people.
58. The picture is very invaluable. It was damaged during the war.
59. They used to drink beer for breakfast in England years ago.
60. She hasn’t visited her former school for five years.
61. His wife said, “Let’s have dinner after the theatre.”
62. Let’s use electricity economically.
63. Working too much will make you tired.
64. I’d prefer not to go out tonight.
65. Because of the heavy rain, we didn’t go to the party.
66. “Don’t keep silent if you don’t understand” said the teacher.
67. The government gave her a scholarship to the University.
68. My father seldom drinks coffee in the evening.
69. Mr. Clark bought a new car although we advised him against it.
70. Someone has suggested abolishing income tax.
71. It was such an easy question that we all can answer it.
72. They say she was there yesterday.
73. I’m tired and sleepy now because I stayed up late last night.
74. The village is farther than we thought.
75. Unless you start working now, you won’t be able to pass your exam.

22. Once
23. No sooner

24. The fields
25. The woman
26. I wish
27. They haven’t
28. Despite
29. Hardly
30. I’ve
31. We
32. The patient made
33. The driver asked
34. I’ve
35. Smiling
36. It is
37. Neither
38. Because of
39. It’s
40. He has
41. Mr. Green asked
42. Despite
43. My mother
44. “Please
45. Opening
46. The people
47. The fact that
48. It
49. You didn’t
50. It takes
51. Since
52. Children’s mothers
53. Those students,

54. In spite of
55. Even though
56. If I
57. I don’t know
58. The picture
59. Beer
60. The last time
61. His wife suggested
that
62. Why
63. If
64. I’d rather
65. Because
66. The teacher
67. A scholarship
68. Seldom
69. Despite
70. It
71. The question was
72. She is said
73. If I
74. The village isn’t
75. If you


76. They gave me a place to stay and let me use their car.
77. I was finally able to convince him of its value.
78. He spends two hours a week taking care of the garden.
79. Plane tickets are very expensive.
80. There’s usually plenty of sunshine in Southern countries.

81. Lan was late because she walked all the way to school.
82. The reason of his leaving early was that the room was very crowded.
83. My absence from school yesterday made the teacher angry.
84. They continued. to walk in spite of the rain.
85. Look after your sister when your parents are away on business.
86. The servant had prepared the dinner before we arrived.
87. The correspondents sent their reports to their newspaper.
88. Hung studies the best in our class.
89. The accident happened yesterday.
90. Helen plays the piano better than Elizabeth.
91. It’s time to shut up the stadium.
92. Computer systems used to be more expensive than they are now.
93. Our house is older than all the other houses in the road.
94. We can’t live without water.
95. The baby cries because the lion looks fierce.
96. May I borrow your pen?
97. Although Judy was severely disabled, she participated in many sports.
98. It’s such a pity your sister can come as well.
99. Although he was not guilty, they executed him.
100. If you missed the program, you can’t really judge.

76. Not only
77. I finally
78. Taking care of
79. You have to pay
80. It’s usually
81. Lan walked
82. He left early
83. The teacher was
angry

84. They went
85. You should
86. We had
87. The correspondents’
88. No one
89. The accident took
90. Elizabeth doesn’t
91. It’s time for the
92. Computer systems
93. Our house is the
94. If
95. The baby cries
because
96. Would you mind
97. Despite
98. If only
99. In spite
100. Unless you