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I. Turn Into Reported Speech

The document provides examples of reported speech exercises. There are two main sections - the first section provides 14 examples of direct quotes and asks the student to rewrite them in reported speech. The second section provides 15 additional examples of direct quotes and asks the student to either rewrite them in reported speech or use a specified reporting verb like "warn", "invite", etc. to rewrite the quote. The document is aimed at practicing changing direct speech to indirect or reported speech through example sentences.

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I. Turn Into Reported Speech

The document provides examples of reported speech exercises. There are two main sections - the first section provides 14 examples of direct quotes and asks the student to rewrite them in reported speech. The second section provides 15 additional examples of direct quotes and asks the student to either rewrite them in reported speech or use a specified reporting verb like "warn", "invite", etc. to rewrite the quote. The document is aimed at practicing changing direct speech to indirect or reported speech through example sentences.

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EXERCISES ON REPORTED SPEECH

I. Turn into Reported speech.


1 "Don't repeat this mistake again!" the instructor warned the sportsman.
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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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7 "I hope they will have taken a decision by the end of the meeting," she remarked.
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13 "I've just received a postcard from my sister," my friend said to me.
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14 "The students also took part in arranging the conference," the chairman said.
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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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6 "Did you really see this happen with your own eyes?" the policeman asked the boy.
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8 "Did you watch the detective film on TV yesterday?" he asked her.
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11 "Have you travelled abroad much?" he asked me.
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12 "Who has written this note?" the boss asked the secretary.
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15 "Have you been here long?" the stranger asked me.

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II. Turn into Reported speech.
1.”I must go home to make the dinner”, said Mary.
-> Mary....................................................................................................................................
2.”Are you going to Ho Chi Minh City next week?” Tom asked me.
-> Tom..............................................................................................................................
3.”Have you finished your homework?” Mom asked.
-> Mom........................................................................................................................
4.She said to me: ”I can’t do it by myself”
-> She ....................................................................................................................
5.”Does your brother live in London,Nam?”Lan asked.
-> Lan wanted........................................................................................................
6.”Don’t repeat this mistake again.” his father warned him.
-> His father warned.......................................................................................................
7. "Did you watch the detective film on TV yesterday?" he asked her.
-> .............................................................................................................................................
8.”Don’t leave these book on the table” ,the librarian said to the students
-> The librarian.................................................................................................
9.”If I were you, I wouldn’t buy this car”
-> He advised..................................................................................................................
10.”Shall I carry your suitcase, Lan?”said Nam.
-> Nam offered..............................................................................................................
11.”Yes, all right, I’ll share the food with you, Dave.”
-> Ann agreed...................................................................................................................
12.”Sue, can you remember to buy some bread?”
-> Paul reminded.....................................................................................................................
13.”Don’t touch anything in this room”, the man said to the children.
-> The man ordered..................................................................................................................
14.”Have you travelled abroad much?” he asked me.
-> He.......................................................................................................................................
15.”I have just received a postcard from my sister,” my friend said to me.
-> My friend told me...............................................................................................................

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II. Rewrite the following sentences using the verb IN CAPITAL.

1 He said, 'Don't walk on the ice; it isn't safe.' WARN


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2 'Miss Brown, this is Miss White. Miss White, Miss Brown,' he said. INTRODUCE
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3 “Would you like to have lunch with me on Sunday?” he said to me. INVITE
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4 “Remember to swicth off when you’ve finished,”he said REMIND
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5 “I f I were you you; I’ll try to get a room on the top floor.” he said. ADVISE
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6 'Come in and look round. There's no obligation to buy,' said the shopkeeper. INVITE
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7 I'll wait for you, I promise,' he said to me. PROMISE
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8 If you don't pay the ransom, we'll kill the boy,' said the kidnappers. THREATEN
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9 I won't answer any questions,' said the arrested man. REFUSE
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15 'Hurrah! I've passed the first exam!' he exclaimed.
'Congratulations!' I said, CONGRATULATE
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11 I'm sorry I'm late,' she said. 'The bus broke down.' APOLOGIZE
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12 “Why don’t you go for a walk for a change?” Minh said to her. SUGGEST
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13 'You've been leaking information to the Press!' said his colleagues. ACCUSE
'No, I haven't,' he said. 'Liar!' said Tom.
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14 'Let's have a rest,' said Tom. SUGGEST
'Yes, let's,' said Ann. AGREE

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NOTE.
*Reporting verbs:
- agree, decide, offer, promise, refuse...+ to-infinitive
- advise, ask, encourage, invite, remind, tell, want, warn...+ O + to infinitive
- admit(thừa nhận), deny(phủ nhận), stop, suggest...+ V-ing
- accuse + O + of + V_ing: buộc tội ai
- Suspect +…..+ of +……….: nghi ngờ ai làm gì
- Congratulate +…..+ on +……….: chúc mừng ai đạt điều gì
- Blame +…. + for +………: trách ai làm điều gì
- Thank +…. + for +……….: cám ơn ai làmđiều gì
- Prevent +…...+ from +……….: ngăn ai làm việc gì
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