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Report the following statements using one of the reporting verbs
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1 'I'm so sorry that I was late.'
2 'Don't touch that chair. It's just been painted!'
3 'I will do my homework after the film, honestly!'
4 'Why don't we go to the beach for a swim?'
5 'I'm not going to the party.'
6 'You stole that money.'
7 'Don't forget to get Paula a birthday present.'
8 'I'll take you to the airport if you like.'
9 'Yes, it's true. I did lie about my age.'
10. 'I'll tell a teacher if you don't put it back.'
11. 'Please can you translate this sentence for me?' Maria said to Mark.
12. 'Don't forget to send Aunt Maud a birthday card,' Mary said to her son.
13. 'Sign on the dotted line,' the postman said to me.
14. 'Please, please, please marry me. I ean't live without you,' John said to Moira.
15. 'Please come to our wedding,' John said to his boss.
16. 'I'll pay for the next round,' Mark said.
17. 'Don't run round the edge of the swimming pool or you'll fall in,' Mary said to her children.
18. ' I won't go to bed!' Bobby said.
19. 'You should talk to your solicitor,' Ben said to Bill.
20. 'Take that chewing gum out of your mouth immediately!' the teacher said to Jo.
14. Transform the sentences:
For example:
Where are you studying?
Susan asked where I was studying?
Did you go to the airport last week?
The porter wanted to know if I had gone to the airport the week before.
1. Have you ever been to Tokyo?
2.How is your nephew now?
3.Haven't you finished reading the novel yet?
4.Has Bob got good marks at school?
5. Why don't you believe me?
6. Why didn't you get up earlier?
7.Can you tell me what the time is?
8.He didn't say anything about it.
9. Did it give you much trouble?
10.Who came to see me?
11.Do you have your meals at home?
12.Is she truly happy with him?
13.Doesn't the roast veal smell good?
14.Is there any space left in your trunk?
15.Who has not finished yet?
16.Do you think it will rain tomorrow?
17.How do you like my new hat?
18.How far is it from London to Coventry?
19.Have yon anything else to tell me?
20.What is it?
21.Who can explain that to me?
22.Will this boat be safe enough?
23.Was she able to do it?
24.Why is she so angry?
25.How long will you be away?
15.Transform according to the model:
For example: He asked, "Shall we need more bricks tomorrow?"
He wondered if they would need more bricks the following day.
He asked, "Shall I learn the words?"
He asked if he should learn the words.
He asked if he was to learn the words.
1. He asked, "Shall we have some cake on Sunday?"
2.She asked, "Shall I put the new dress on?"
3.She asked, "Shall we travel by air or by sea?"
4.Mary asked, "Shall I marry George?"
5. Fred asked, "Shall we be coming back soon?"
6.He asked, "Shall I take part in the meeting next Monday?"
7. Susan asked, "Shall I help you pack your luggage?"
8. The Frenchman asked, "Shall we have time to visit the Houses of Parliament?"
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9. Paul asked Fred, "Shall we buy your sister-in-law a birthday present?"
10.He asked, "Shall we know her answer tomorrow?"
11.George asked his father, "Shall I leave my case in the left luggage office?"
12.She asked, "Shall I go there alone?".
13.Mary asked Dorrit, "Shall I show you how to do it?"
14.Cecil asked, "Do you think I shall understand it?"
15.George asked, "Shall I finish my exercise at home?"
16.Bob asked, "Shall we go to the boxing match?"
17.The painter asked, "Shall I whitewash the kitchen?"
18.Harry asked, "Shall we be back on time?" (= punctually)
19.Anthony asked Bob, "Shall I see you tomorrow at the club?"
20.He asked, "Shall I eat it raw?"
16. Transform the sentences:
For example:
Mr. Smith said, "Leave the room, Bob!" Mr. Smith told Bob to leave the room. The nurse said, "Go away!" The nurse ordered me to go away.
1. Tom said, "Stop quarrelling!"
2.The manager said, "Work faster!"
3.She said, "Take off your shoes!"
4.The teacher said, "Sit down, children!"
5. He said, "Put on your coat, Charles!"
6. She said, "Eat your dinner up!"
7. Dolly said, "Turn off the light!"
8. The clerk said, "Pay at once!"9. Mary said, "Behave yourself!"
10.Mother said to Dorrit, "Clean your shoes properly!"
11.The lawyer said, "Write your name clearly under the document!"
12.Graham said, "Wait at the main entrance of the university at six o'clock!"
13.Mother said, "Do your buttons up, Bernie!"
14.He said, "Write down these instructions!"
15.Father said, "Mind your backs, please!"
16.Charles said, "You must try again and again!"
17.The bus conductor said, "Hold on tight!"
18.Tom said, "Tear up that letter, Evelyn!"
19.Mary said, "Clear that rubbish away!"
20.He said, "Wake him up!"
17. Transform the sentences:
For example:
Susan said, "Don't be silly, John!" Susan told John not to be silly.
The doorman said, "Don't open the door before six o'clock!" The doorman told Charles not to open the door before six o'clock.
1. He said, "Don't switch on the light!"
2. She said, "Don't forget to set the alarm clock!"
3. Ann said, "Don't put your feet on the table!"
4. The director said, "Don't be late tomorrow!"
5. Ben said, "Don't lose your temper!"
6. Brian said to her, "Don't look round!"
7. He said, "Don't be afraid of her!"
8. Billy said, "Don't use these poor paint-brushes, Lionel!"
9. Grandfather said, "Don't spend all your money on drink and cinema-going, Gerry!"
10.Tom said, "Don't throw the paper away! I haven't read it yet."
11.The chairman said, "Don't miss our meeting next week!"
12.Mary said, "Don't get up until you are called!"
13.She said to him, "Don't fall off the ladder!"
14.Mother said, "Don't spill anything on this new tablecloth!"
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15.Peter said, "Don't go by that train!"
16.I said, "Don't ask me any questions!"
17.I said to them, "Don't be so noisy!"
18.The maid said to the children, "Don't spoil the new carpet with your dirty shoes!"
19.She said to him, "Don't pull up the flowers instead of the weeds!"20. Brian said, "Don't fold the paper!"
21.She said to them, "Don't whisper!"
22.He said to her, "Don't look at me like that!"
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