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Exercise 24. Turn these direct questions into reported questions.
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1. Do you read a daily newspaper? she asked.
2. Whats your favourite TV programme? she asked.
3. Is satellite television growing? she asked.
4. Where do most people listen to the radio in your country? she said.
5. Do you go out much? she asked.
6. Have you watched any TV today? she asked.
Exercise 25. Put the words in order to make reported statements.
1. her / she / come / to / along / told
2. him / she / for / keep / told / to / it / her
3. that / she / had / none / replied / she
4. asked / some / money / her / to / give / she / her
5. she / tea / invited / home / for / her
6. her / she / assured / she / it / meant
Exercise 26. Read the statements paying attention to the reporting verbs. Write down
What you think the people actually said.
1. She invited her to sit down in a comfortable chair.
2. She told her not to be frightened.
3. She apologized and said she was going to faint.
4. She told her to come and get warm.
5. She told her not to cry.
6. She offered to look after her.
Exercise 27. Rewrite these direct statements in reported speech using a suitable
Reporting verb.
1. Ill arrange something, I promise.
2. Rosemary, may I come in? It was Philip.
3. Philip asked, Explain. Who is she?
4. Look again. I think youre making a mistake.
5. Philip, she whispered, am I pretty?
Exercise 28. Write these reported statements in direct speech.
1. He said it was raining.
2. She said she didnt have any money.
3. He said he liked watching television.
4. She said she would leave early.
5. He said hed spoken to his mother the week before.
6. She said she hadnt understood the question.
Exercise 29. Write these direct statements in reported speech.
1. Im late, she said.
2. Im getting angry, she said.
3. Shes gone, he said.
4. Hes working abroad, she said.
5. I called her this morning, he said.
6. Well pay for this, she said.
Exercise 30. Write reported questions.
1. Who is he? she asked.
2. Why is she working so late? he asked.
3. Is she British? he asked.
4. Whats her name? he asked.
5. What did she buy? he asked.
6. Will you have something to eat? she asked.
7. Have you got any money? he asked me.
8. How did you do this? she asked.
Exercise 31. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech using the reporting
Verbs below.
Agree decide offer promise advise warn
1. Would you like a lift? he said.
2. I know! Ill take the train, she said.
3. Ill ring when I get there, he said.
4. Dont drive so fast! she said.
5. Why dont you go and lie down? she said.
6. OK, Ill pay you ten pounds, he said.
Exercise 32. Look at these statements in reported speech and write down what the
characters actually said.
1. She said she liked him.
2. She said she was seeing him that evening.
3. She said she had never felt like that before.
4. He said he had enjoyed meeting her that night.
5. He said he would ring her the next day.