EXERCISE
Ex1. Rewrite the following sentences using the words given
1. The doctor said to me, “You should lose weight.”
 The doctor advised me .................................................................................................
2. Mary said, “Let’s go to a movie.”
 Mary suggested ...........................................................................................................
3. “I didn’t break the windows”, Bill said.
 Bill denied ...................................................................................................................
4. “You told a lie, Tom”, she said.
 She accused Tom .........................................................................................................
5. “I can’t go to your birthday party next Saturday evening, Jack”, said Mary.
 Mary apologized for............................................
6. “I won’t help you with your homework. Never ! ” Jane said to me.
 Jane refused ........................................................
7. Joe said, “Please come to my party.”
 Joe invited...........................................................
8. Mr. Gray said, “Don’t play in the street.”
 Mr. Gray warned the children not ......................
9. “Would you like to come on a picnic with us?
 They invited ........................................................
10. “Please don’t tell anybody what happened.”
 He asked .............................................................
11. “If you don’t give me a pay rise. I’ll resign.”
 She threatened ....................................................
12. “I’ll finish the work by the end of this week.”
 John promised ....................................................
13. “You ought to take a break, Andrew.”
 She advised..........................................................
14. “Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work.”
 They reminded ....................................................
15. “Stay away from me.”

 Tom warned ........................................................
16. “Why don’t we sing a few songs?”
 He suggested ......................................................
17. “You can’t run out of the garden,” Ms. Kelly said to the children.
 Ms. Kelly prevented the children .......................
18. “Are you the new manager, Daisy? Congratulations!” said Bill.
 Bill congratulated................................................
19. “Please give me some more money, Mum,” Daisy said.
 Daisy insisted her mother ...................................
20. “You can stay in my house when I am on holiday.”
 Jim told us ..........................................................
Ex2. Change the following sentences into reported speech
1. “What about holding a party?” He said.
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2. Thu said “All the students will have a meeting next week”
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3. Phong said “My parents are very proud of my good marks”
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4. The teacher said “All the homework must be done carefully”
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5. Her father said to her “You can go to the movie with your friend”
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6. Hoa said “I may visit my parents in the summer”
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7. The teacher said “We can collect old book for the poor students”
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8. She said “She doesn’t buy this book”

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9. The boys said “We have to try our best to win the match”
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10. “I’ll pay for the meal.”, Sarah insisted. (insist on)
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11. “I’m sorry. I couldn’t come to visit you last summer.”, Kate said to her parents.
(apologize)
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12. “I heard you won the championship. Congratulations!”, Said Dane.
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13. “I always want to be a rich man.”, said David. (dream )
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14. He told me, “Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport.” (warn…… against / warn …to-inf)
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15. “Let’s eat out tonight.’, said Tom. (suggest)
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16. “Where does your father work?” The teacher asked me
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17. “How many people are there in your family?” She asked Lan
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18. Tam’s friend asked him “How long will you stay in England?”
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19. “Are there some oranges in the fridge?” She asked her mom
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21. “If I were you, I would buy this house”. She said to him
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22.”Shall I make you some tea?” Nam said to his girlfriend.
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23.”Yes, all right, I will lend you some money.” Ann said to me.

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24. “Don’t forget to buy me a pen, Hung ” Long said.
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25.”Don’t make a mess here”, my dad said to me.
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26. “I have to go home right now”. He told me
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27. “Shall we have lunch together?” She said.
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28. “Why don’t you help your mother make a cake?” My Dad said to me.
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29. “Let’s visit our old form teacher!” he said.
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30. “You should take some morning exercises” She said to me.
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31. “What will you do if you have much money?” He asked me
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32. “Look and read right now” He shouted at me.
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33. “Is this your friend?” She said to me
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34. “Are you a boy or a girl?” They asked me
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35. “Can you play volleyball well?” She asked me
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36. “Let’s sing a happy birthday song!” They said
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37. “Look at the picture and answer my questions, please!” My teacher said to us.
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38. "Don't talk to me like that," he said.
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39. "Don't let him in," she said.
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40. "Don't give up," he said to her.
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41. "Fill in the form, Sir," the receptionist said.
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42. She said, “Please forgive me, Mom.”
She begged…………………………………………………………………
43. “You should see a lawyer,” the policeman said to Mark.
The policeman advised…………………………………………
44. “You took the money”, he said.(accuse)
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45. “I stole his bicycle”, he said to the police.(admit)
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46. He said to the police, “I didn’t steal the bike”.(deny)
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47. He said, “I’m sorry I’m late”. (apologize)
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48. “I’ll drive you to the airport. I insist.”, John said to Linda.(insist)
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49. “I’m happy to hear that you have passed the final exam. Congratulations!”, Jim said to
me. (congratulate)
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50. “It was nice of you to invite me to dinner. Thank you.”, Miss White said to George.
(thank)
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51. Don’t play with the matches.”, I said to Jack. (warn….. against)
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52. “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier.”, Margaret said to him.(apologize)
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53. “I’ve always wanted to be a pilot.”, Paul said to his friends.(dream)
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54. “You didn’t do what I said.”, the mother said to her son. (accuse)
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55. The police said to the thief, “You broke the traffic rules.” (blame)
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56. The student said , “I didn’t cheat in the exam.” (deny)
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57. Tom said to Kate, “I would drive you to the station.” (insist)
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58. Ba said to his father, “I broke the window glass this morning.” (admit)
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59. “We should go for a picnic on Sunday.”, said Linda. (suggest)
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