VI. Turn the following sentences into reported questions.

1. “What is your name?” he asked me.

2. “ Where are your parents?” Uncle Bill asked us.

3. “Can you play the guitar?” he asked her.

4. “Who was at the door?” David asked Janet.

5. The boss asked me, “Have you finished those reports?”

6. I said to Boris, “Does your friend live in London?”

7. “Do you enjoy being famous?” Simon asked him.

8. She said to me, “Did you send them a telegram yesterday?”

VII. Turn the following sentences into reported speech.

1. Colin said to Dave, “Please hold this book for me.”

2. He said to her, “Close the door, please.”

3. He said to them, “Please, don’t hurt me”.

4. “Don’t cross the street under the red light”, said the man to Nick.

5. “Explain to me how to solve this problem”, said my friend to me.

VIII. Choose the correct answer.

1. She said that it was going to be a wonderful party.

a). “It was going to be a wonderful party.”

b). “It’s going to be a wonderful party.”

2. He said the bus might be a little late that day.

a). “The bus was a little late today.”

b). “The bus might be a little late today.”

3. She told him that he should study harder.

a). “You should study harder.”

b). “You should have studied harder.”

4. He said that the fire had done a lot of damage to the building.

a). “The fire had done a lot of damage to the building.”

b). “The fire has done a lot of damage to the building”

5. They said that the manager would inspect the office the following day.

a). “The manager will inspect the office the following day.”

b). “The manager will inspect the office tomorrow.”

IX. Complete the sentences.

1. “You should spend more time studying.”

The teacher advised _____.

2. “Don’t forget to lock the door before you leave.”

Sam reminded _____.

3. “I am sorry I forgot to call you.”

Jim apologized _____.

4. “You never listen to me, Stuart.”

Mary complained _____.

5. “Shall we go bowling this evening?”

Mark suggested _____.

6. “This man stole my wallet!”

Mr. Brown accused _____.

7. “You must stay for lunch, Sarah.”

Mrs. Stamp insisted _____.

X. Turn the following sentences into direct speech.

1. She invited me to go to the cinema with her.

2. He offered to help me to clean the house.

3. We explained that we were late because we had missed the bus.

4. She advised me to see a professional.

5. She agreed to help me to interview the candidates.

6. He accused me of breaking his glasses.

7. Edward complained that the children were always disturbing him.

XI. Correct the mistakes.

1. Anna says that lunch was ready.

2. They told me that that was a photograph of their family.

3. Brian told to me that he had a new car.

4. Linda said she had seen the film last week.

5. Tim asked me that John had to be in the office.

XII. Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in

Bold.

1. “I feel very ill”, he said to her.

complainedHe __________ very ill.

2. “I promise I’ll send you a postcard”, Julie said to Mike.

promisedJulie __________ Mike a postcard.

3. “Would you like to come to dinner on Friday?” they said to us.

invitedThey __________ to dinner on Friday.

4. “What an amazing garden!” said Marie.

exclaimedMarie __________ an amazing garden.

5. “I didn’t leave the tap on”, she said.

deniedShe __________ the tap on.

6. “I don’t suppose you can lend me thirty pounds, can you?” Caroline said to me.

whetherCaroline wanted to know __________ her thirty pounds.