Exercise 1. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech with infinitives.
1. “Remember to write to me soon,” she said to me.
She reminded ...................................................................................................................................................
2. “You’d better spend more time learning to write,” I said to the boy.
I advised ...........................................................................................................................................................
3. “Would you like to have dinner with us tonight?” Mike said to Linda.
Mike invited .....................................................................................................................................................
4. “Please, please turn off the T.V, John,” said Tom.
Tom begged .....................................................................................................................................................
5. “Don’t lean your bicycles against my windows, boys,” said the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper warned ...................................................................................................................................
6. “Open the safe,” the robber said to the bank clerk.
The robber ordered ...........................................................................................................................................
7. “Leave this space clean, David,” she said.
She told ............................................................................................................................................................
8. “Shall I open the window for you, Edna?” he said.
He offered ........................................................................................................................................................
9. “I’ll wait for you. I promise,” he said to me.
He promised .....................................................................................................................................................
10. “Would you like to come with me?” John said to Mary.
John invited ......................................................................................................................................................
11. “Don’t forget to take the holiday,” Mark said to me.
Mark reminded me ...........................................................................................................................................
12. “You should take a holiday,” Jane said to David.
Jane advised .....................................................................................................................................................
13. “I thought you took a holiday last summer,” Tom said to Sophia.
John expected Sophia .......................................................................................................................................
14. “Taking a holiday would be a good idea,” George said.
George proposed .............................................................................................................................................
15. “ You really must take a holiday, Linda,” Jim said.
Jim told .............................................................................................................................................................
16. “Don’t touch that switch, Peter,” I said.
I warned ...........................................................................................................................................................
17. “Read this document before you sign it,” he said to her.
He advised ........................................................................................................................................................
18. “Will you help me, please?” she said to me.
She asked .........................................................................................................................................................
19. “Please do as I say,” he said to me.
He begged ........................................................................................................................................................
20. “Don’t forget to prune the roses,” my aunt said to Alfred.
My aunt reminded ............................................................................................................................................
21. “Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura said.
Laura offered ...................................................................................................................................................
22. “If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill your son,” the kidnappers said to them.
The kidnappers threatened ...............................................................................................................................
23. “I won’t answer any questions,” Paul said
Paul agreed .......................................................................................................................................................
24. “Would you like to go camping with us next weekend?” Andrew said to Cindy.
Andrew invited ................................................................................................................................................
25. “Don’t forget to join in the contest tomorrow morning, Robin,” Jessica said.
Jessica reminded ..............................................................................................................................................
26. “Would you like me to clean the room for you, Alvin?” she said.
She offered .......................................................................................................................................................
27. “If I were you, I would join the voluntary team tomorrow, Tom,” said Eve.
Eve advised ......................................................................................................................................................
28. “Flora, can you remember to buy some bread?” said Raymond.
Raymond reminded ..........................................................................................………………………………
29. “ I really think you should see a doctor, Lucia, ” said Thomas.
Thomas advised ..........................................................................................………………………………….
30. “No, I’m sorry, I won’t work on Saturday,” said Victoria
Victoria refused .................................................................................
Rewrite the following in reported speech
1 Mại said,"the stress of the entrance examinations made me physically I'll"
mai said the stress of the entrance examinations had made she physically she'll"
2 " it breaks my heart to see her upset when she failed the exam",nora's mother said
nora's mother said it broke her heart to see her upset when she failed the exam
3" i feel stressed and tense to see that i cantc get the perfect results",said mi
mi said she fell stressed and tense to see that she cantc get the perfect results
4quan said,"study stress has been a part of my life"
quan said study stress had been a part of his life
5" i started experiencing symptoms of stress in grade 8",phong said
phong said he had started experiencing symptoms of stress in grade 8
Write complete sentences using the words /phrases given in their correct forms you can add some more necesseary words but you have to use all the words given
1we /use/ planner / keep track/ assignment /and /homework
we use planner to keep track of the assignment and homework
2when/we/ finish/ each assignment/ we /have /feeling /accomplishment
when we finish each assignment, we have the feeling of accomplishment
3it /good idea/ have/ quiet place /study
it's a good idea to have a quiet place to study
4we /also /start /do/ homework /earlier /later/ in /day
we also start to do homework earlier or later in a day
5it/help/consider/join study clubs/or/take part/activities after school
it helps consider to join study clubs or take part in activities after school