Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Rewrite the following sentences

Reported speech
Rewrite the following sentences:

1. “Open the door,” he said to them.
-He told them...
2. “Where are you going?” he asked her.
-He asked her where...
3. “Which way did they go?” he asked.
-He asked...
4. “Bring it back if it doesn’t fit”, I said to her.
-I told...
5. “Don’t try to open it now,” she said to us.
-She told...
6. “Is it going to be a fine day today?” I asked her.
-I asked her...
7. “He’s not at home”, she said.
-She said that...
8. “Is the bus station far away?” the girl asked.
-The girl wanted to know...
9. “Don’t stay out late, Ann” Tom said.
-Tom told Ann...
10. “Please let me borrow your car,” he said to her.
-He asked...
11. “Jean, have you seen my gloves?” Thomas asked.
-Thomas asked Jean.....
12. Don’t leave the window open, Mary”, I said.
-I told Mary....
13. “I’ll have a cup of tea with you,” she said.
She said that...
14. “I’ll pay him if I can” she said.
-She said that...
15. “What are you going to do next summer?” she asked.
- She asked us....
16. “I’ll phone you next Tuesday,” he told Jack.
-He told Jack that....
17. “Can I sit beside you at present, Jean?” Tom asked.
-Tom asked Jean....
18. “I want a camera for my birthday,” he said.
-He said that....
19. “Don’t keep the door locked,”  he said to us.
-He told us....
20. “How long are you going to stay?” I asked him.
-I asked him how long....
21. He asked her what she had been doing the day before.
- “What ......
22. The conductor asked them not to smoke in that bus.
- “Please...
23. She said that she had lost her key.
-She said, “I...
24. “Are you going by train?” she asked me.
-She wanted to know....
25. “Don’t use too much hot water,” she said to us.
-She asked us....
26. “Will you come to my party?” she said to me.
-She asked me....
27. “Don’t do it again,” she said to them.
She told them.......
28. “ Did Mr Brown send the potatoes a long time ago?” she asked.
-She asked....
29. “Don’t get your shoes dirty, boys,” she said.
-She told.......
30. “What do you want for lunch today, Peter?” Gwen asked.
-Gwen asked....
31. I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning.
-“Please...
32. “I don’t think John will come,” said Bill.
- Bill doubted.......
33. She asked John how he liked her new dress.
-“How....
34. John asked if it was the blue one or the green one she wanted.
- “Which....
35. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Mary?” said John.
- John suggested.....
36. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter.
- Peter asked if ....
37. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?” he asked.
-He suggested....
38. “Bring you swimming things in case it is sunny”
-He told me.....
39. “Keep away from this area,” said the security guard when we approached the fence.
-The security guard told....
40. “why didn’t I get a computer before?” thought the office manager.
-The office manager wondered.....
41.You had better not lend him any more money, Elizabeth,’’ said John.
-John advised Elizabeth.......
42. “You stole my best cassette, Amanda!” said John.
-John accused....
43. “why don’t you meet them to discuss the pay offer?” I asked him.
-I suggested...........
44. “ You damaged my bicycle, John!” said Mary.
-Mary accused...
45. “When was your little boy born?” said the nurse to Mrs Bingley.
-The nurse asked Mrs Bingley....
46. “Never borrow money from friends,” my father said.
- My father told me.......
47. “Where is the station car park?” Mrs Smith asked.
Mrs Smith asked......
48. Philip asked Olive if she could remember where she had put the camera.
-Philip said, “Olive.......
49. “You’d better go to the doctor’s if you have got a pain in your back, Anna”, Henry said.
-Henry suggested......
50. Peter said he wasn’t feeling well.
-Peter said, “I.....
51. “You should take more exercise, Mr Robert,” the doctor said, “if you want to lose weight”.
-The doctor advised.......
52. “Will I ever find ajob?”, Tim said to himself.
-Tim wondered.......
53. “I’m sorry I gave you the wrong number,” said Paul to Susan.
-Paul apologised......
54. “When is the first day of your holiday, Peter?” Martha asked.
- Martha asked Peter when...........
55. “Can I have a new bicycle?” said Anna to her mother.
-Anna asked........
56. “Don’t leave the house until I get back, William”, his mother said.
- William’s mother told.........
57. “Don’t bite your nails,” said Mrs Rogers to her son.
-Mrs Rogers told.......
58. “I’ve seen the film three times, Mary” said George.
-George said.....
59. “I’m sorry, Angela,” said Martin, “I’m afraid I’ve damaged your car.
-Martin apologised......
60. “Have you had enough for lunch?” the landlady asked us.
-The landlady asked..............
61. “ John, please don’t tell anyone my new address,” said Mary.
-Mary asked............
62. “Would you mind waiting for a few minutes?”
-We were asked......
63. “Breakfast will not be served after 9. 30” said the notice.
-The notice said that.............
64. “Where is the best place to buy souvenirs in your town?”
-I asked.........
65. “Don’t forget to bring your passport with you tomorrow”
- She reminded me ..........
66. “Give us our money back or we’ll take you to court”
- We threatened...............
67. “There is a strong current so be careful not to swim out too far”
-He warned..........
68. “Why don’t we go and look at the cathedral?”
- He suggested..........
69. The receptionist promised to give us an early call tomorrow morning.
- “I will...........
70. The travel agent advised us not to go by plane that day.
- “If I...............
71. They told me how lovely their holiday had been.
- “We  ............
72. “If Brain doesn’t train harder, I won’t select him for the team,” said the manager.
- The manager threatened........
73. “Our correspondent in Paris sent this report some days ago” said the editor- in - chief.
-The editor- in - chief told ............
74. “How long have you been waiting here?” the girl asked me.
-The girl asked me ........
75. “Do not write on the wall,” said the teacher to the boys.
-The teacher told the boys...........
76. “Take your place in the queue”, said the nurse to the old man.
-The nurse asked .........
77. “How many jobs have you had since you left school?” the interviewer asked Mr Simpson.
- The interviewer asked ........
78. “Why didn’t you report the incident to the police last week?” the officer asked the frightened witness.
- The officer wanted to know.........
79. “Why hasn’t Peter phoned?” she wondered.
- She wondered .........
80. “If I were you, I wouldn’t trust Peter” she told John.
- She advised ...........
81. “I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter.
- Peter apologised ........
82. “You were cheating,” said Carol to him.
- Carol accused ..........
83. “I think you should go by train” he told us.
He advised ........
84. “Don’t forget to phone the office”, she told him.
- She reminded .......
85. “Where are you spending your holidays?” Janet asked us.
- Janet asked .........
86. “Why don’t you complain to the company, Peter” said William.
-William suggested ..........
87. “I was not there at the time,” he said.
- He denied ........

 

 

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