Exercise 1:Rewrite following sentences so that the meaning stay the same.
1.”If I were you,I wouldn’t buy this car”
àHe advised..............................................................................................
2.”Shall I carry your suicase,Lan?”said Nam.
àNam offered............................................................................................
3.”Yes,all right,I’ll share the food with you,Dave.”
àAnn agreed......................................................................................
4.”Sue,can you remember to buy some bread?”
àPaul reminded..........................................................................................
5.”Don’t touch anything in this room”,the man said to the children.
àThe man ordered.......................................................................................
6.”I must go home to make the dinner”,said Mary.
àMary...........................................................................................
7.”Are you going to Ho Chi Minh City next week?”Tom asked me.
àTom asked.................................................................................................
8.”Have you finished your homework?”Mom asked.
àMom asked if.............................................................................................
9.She said to me:”I can’t do it by myself”
àShe told me that........................................................................................
10.”Does your brother live in London,Nam?”Lan asked.
àLan wanted to know if.............................................................................
11.”Don’t repeat this mistake again.”his father warned him.
àHis father warned him.................................................................................
12.”Give me a smile,”The photographer said to me.
àThe...........................................................................................................
13.”Don’t leave these book on the table” ,the librarian said to the students
àThe librarian told the students....................................................................
14.”Have you travelled abroad much?”he asked me.
àHe.............................................................................................................
15.”Who has written this note?” the boss asked the secretary.
àThe boss asked...........................................................................................
16.”I have just received a postcard from my sister,”my friend said to me.
àMy friend told me.......................................................................................
17.”This story happened long ago”he said.
He said......................................................................................................
Exercise 2
1 "Don't repeat this mistake again!" the instructor warned the sports¬man.
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2 "Leave your address with the secretary," the assistant said to me.
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3 "Phone to me for an answer tomorrow” the manager said to the client.
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4 "Don't be so silly," the father said to the kid.
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5 "Give a smile," the photographer said to me.
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6 "Please, help me to make a decision," Ann asked her friend.
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7 "Don't leave these books on the table, put them back on the shelf," the librarian said to the student.
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8 "Be a good girl and sit quietly for five minutes," the nurse said to the child.
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9 "Leave your things here," my companion advised me.
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10 "Don't discuss this question now," said the chairman to the participants.
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Exercise 3
1 "Will it be safe to stay in the mountains for the night if the weather doesn't change for the better?" we asked the guide.
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2 The porter said to me, "I'll wake you up, when the train arrives in Leeds."
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3 My wife said to me: "While you are away, I'll do the packing."
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4 "Don't leave until I phone you," he asked me.
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5 "After he leaves hospital, they'll take him to the South," the doctor said.
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6 "They'll wait for the fisherman to return until it gets dark," the local man explained to me.
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7 As soon as I hear from him, I'll let you know," my neighbour said to me.
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8 I’ll live in town till my husband returns from the expedition and when he returns, we'll go to the seaside together," she said.
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9 The mother said to her son, ."Sit still, please."
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10 John said to his friend, "Come and spend a week with us."
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Exercise 4
1 "Have you travelled abroad much?" he asked me.
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2 "Who has written this note?" the boss asked the secretary.
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3 "I've just received a postcard from my sister," my friend said to me.
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4 "The students also took part in arranging the conference," the chair¬man said.
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5 "Have you been here long?" the stranger asked me.
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6 "Did you really see this happen with your own eyes?" the policeman asked the boy.
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7 "I hope they will have taken a decision by the end of the meeting," she remarked.
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8 "Did you watch the detective film on TV yesterday?" he asked her.
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9 "This story happened long ago," he said, "and few people remember anything about it."
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10 "I haven't read so interesting a book since I don't remember when," she said.
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Exercise 5
1 Tom said to the girl: "When did you have this picture taken?"
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2 "Shall we go somewhere for a cup of coffee after class?" Tom said.
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3 John said to Mary, "Why don't you wear your hair a little longer."
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4 "Would you like another cup of tea?" the landlady said to the guest.
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5 My sister said to me, "What about going to see Aunt Mary on Sunday?"
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6 She asked me, "Have you ever seen a flying saucer?"
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7 James said: "Do you want me to type this letter for you?"
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8 Alfred said to John, "I didn't use your cassette player! Someone else did, not me."
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9 Father said, "I was the superintendent while this school was being built."
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10 The woman said, "If I had a gas stove, it would save me a lot of time."
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Exercise 6
1 Jane said to Bill, “When do you expect to finish your assignment?"
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2 The man said to the boy: "Can you show me the way to the bank?"
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3 Fred asked the postman: "Are there any letters for me today?"
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4 Henry said to the librarian, "How many books can I borrow at a time?"
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5 John asked his friend, "How did you manage to know my phone number?"
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6 “These old buildings might have already disappeared by the time I am back next year?" he said
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7 The boys said to the old woman: "What can we do to help you?"
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8 The guests said to the doorman: "Where should we leave our coats?"
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9 Tom asked his brother: "Why did you advise them to go sight-seeing on foot?"
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10 I asked the children: "Who took away the magazines from my desk?"
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Exercise 7
1 Rose said, "I was just leaving the office when I came face to face with a stranger."
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2 Ann asked her brother, "Do you expect to be admitted to the univer¬sity?"
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3 Richard asked Jane, "What are you planning to do tomorrow?"
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4 She asked her boy friend "Is it true that your father fought in the last war?"
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5 Jane said to me, "Where have you been all this time?"
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6 Mary said to her husband, "Did you see my handbag anywhere?"
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7 The inspector said to the woman, "What were you doing at 7 o'clock yesterday evening?"
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8 The passenger said to the taxi-driver: "Hurry up!" and he added "I must be at the station on time."
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9 Tom said to himself: "Why I haven't thought of this before?"
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10 Father said: "The taxi is coming now. Is everyone ready?"
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Exercise 8
1 Helen said, "I think I'll have to find a better job. I can't make both ends meet."
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2 He said to her "Why are you so late? I've been waiting for half an hour already."
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3 She said to him: "Don't let them down. I'll be very embarrassed if you go back on your words."
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4 She said to her husband: "You'd better not drink top much. You may lose control of the car and have a bad accident."
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5 The boy said to his mother: "When shall we have lunch? I'm very hungry."
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6 He said, "I don't understand why she has refused to join us on the trip."
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7 She said to him, "I'm glad you've come. Sit down, please."
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8 Mr Brown said to his wife, "I don't feel like going out this evening.”
Let's ask the Browns to come over for a chat."
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9 “It's raining too hard to go out. We'd better stay home tonight and watch TV instead." John said.
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10 "Could you ring up the station and find out when the train comes in?" said Tom to me.
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Exercise 9
1 "Be careful. Don't go too near the edge of the cliff," she said to the boys.
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2 "Please, please come to help me with the assignment," my friend said to me.
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3 "I wouldn't buy that sort of raincoat if I were you," my friend said to me.
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4 "Would you mind moving your bicycle?" said the janitor. "It's in the way."
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5 "Could I take out another book, please," I said to the librarian.
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6 "Remember to leave the window open when you're using the gas stove," my mother said to me.
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7 "Wear your school badge or they won't let you into the classroom." my teacher said to me.
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8 "Would you like to come over to my house for a slide show?" my friend said to me.
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9 "Show me your driver's licence, will you?" the policeman said to the drunken driver. .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
10 "Do come again next weekend," the host said to the visitor.
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Exercise 6
1 Jane said to Bill, “When do you expect to finish your assignment?"
........Jane asked Bill when he expected to finish her assignment.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
2 The man said to the boy: "Can you show me the way to the bank?"
............The man asked the boy if he could show him the way to the bank.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
3 Fred asked the postman: "Are there any letters for me today?"
................ Fred asked the postman if there were some letters for her that day.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
4 Henry said to the librarian, "How many books can I borrow at a time?"
.......Henry asked the librarian how many books she could borrow at a time..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
5 John asked his friend, "How did you manage to know my phone number?"
.......John asked his friend how she had managed to know his phone number..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
6 “These old buildings might have already disappeared by the time I am back next year?" he said
...............He said that those old buildings might have already disappeared by the time he was back the following year......................................................................................................................................................................................................................
7 The boys said to the old woman: "What can we do to help you?"
..............The boys asked the old woman what they could do to help her.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................
8 The guests said to the doorman: "Where should we leave our coats?"
..............the guests asked the doorman where they shold leave their coats.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................
9 Tom asked his brother: "Why did you advise them to go sight-seeing on foot?"
...........................Tom asked his brother why he had advised them to go sight-seeing on foot.........................................................................................................................................................................................................
10 I asked the children: "Who took away the magazines from my desk?"
......i asked the children who had taken away the magazines from my desk...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Exercise 7
1 Rose said, "I was just leaving the office when I came face to face with a stranger."
.............Rose said that he was just leaving in office when he had come F2F with a stranger........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
2 Ann asked her brother, "Do you expect to be admitted to the univer¬sity?"
............... Ann asked her brother if he expected to be admitted to the university......................................................................................................................................................................................................................
3 Richard asked Jane, "What are you planning to do tomorrow?"
.................Richard asked Jane what he was planning to do the next day....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
4 She asked her boy friend "Is it true that your father fought in the last war?"
......................She asked her boy friend if it was true that hihs father had fought in the last war...............................................................................................................................................................................................................
5 Jane said to me, "Where have you been all this time?"
...........Jane asked me where i had been all that time..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
6 Mary said to her husband, "Did you see my handbag anywhere?"
.............MAry asked her husband if he had seen her handbag anywhere........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
7 The inspector said to the woman, "What were you doing at 7 o'clock yesterday evening?"
................The inspector asked the woman what she was doing at 7 o'clock the previous evening.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
8 The passenger said to the taxi-driver: "Hurry up!" and he added "I must be at the station on time."
............The passenger asked the taxi-driver to hurry up and he added that he had to be at the station on time.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
9 Tom said to himself: "Why I haven't thought of this before?"
.......tom asked himself why he hadn't thought of that before..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
10 Father said: "The taxi is coming now. Is everyone ready?"
......Father said that the taxi was coming then. and asked if everyone was ready..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Exercise 1:Rewrite following sentences so that the meaning stay the same.
1.”If I were you,I wouldn’t buy this car”
He advised..... me not to buy that car.
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2.”Shall I carry your suicase,Lan?”said Nam.
Nam offered...............to carry Lan's suitcase..............................................................................
3.”Yes,all right,I’ll share the food with you,Dave.”
Ann agreed.............to share the food with Dave..........................................................................
4.”Sue,can you remember to buy some bread?”
Paul reminded........Sue to buy some bread...................................................................................
5.”Don’t touch anything in this room”,the man said to the children.
The man ordered............ the children not to touch anything in that room............................................................................
6.”I must go home to make the dinner”,said Mary.
Mary....said that she had to go home to make the dinner........................................................................................
7.”Are you going to Ho Chi Minh City next week?”Tom asked me.
Tom asked............... me if/whether I was going to Ho Chi Minh City the next week/the following week...................................................................................
8.”Have you finished your homework?”Mom asked.
Mom asked if........ I had finished my homework.
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9.She said to me:”I can’t do it by myself”
She told me that......... she couldn't do it by herself................................................................................
10.”Does your brother live in London,Nam?”Lan asked.
Lan wanted to know if....Nam's brother lived in London..........................................................................
11.”Don’t repeat this mistake again.”his father warned him.
His father warned him....... not to repeat that mistake again.
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12.”Give me a smile,”The photographer said to me.
The........photographer told me to give a smile....................................................................................................
13.”Don’t leave these book on the table” ,the librarian said to the students
The librarian told the students...... not to leave those books on the table.
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14.”Have you travelled abroad much?”he asked me.
He.................asked me if I had travelled abroad much.
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15.”Who has written this note?” the boss asked the secretary.
The boss asked.... the secretaty who had written that note.
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16.”I have just received a postcard from my sister,”my friend said to me.
My friend told me.....she had just received a postcast from his sister.
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17.”This story happened long ago”he said.
He said............that story had happened long before
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