E 9 - REPORTED SPEECH

Change these sentences into Reported Speech:

1. Nam said “I am told to be at school before 7 o’clock”
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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. Her classmate said “Lan is the most intelligent girl in our class”
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11. They told us “Our friends will get the award for their highest scores”
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12. He said “I will go to school by bus tomorrow”
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13. Phong said “I need to learn more vocabulary”
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14. His brother told him “You can use my computer today”
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15. Mai said “I can not go to the movies with you, Nam”
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Turn the following sentences into Reported Speech
1. “How much does this dress cost?” Lan asked Lien
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2. Ba asked Tam “How often do you wash your clothes?”
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3. “Do you enjoy reading?” Phong asked Peter
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4. “When will your father leave Vietnam for the USA?” Phong asked Thu
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5. “Does she like sports?” Hoa asked Lan
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6. “How many people are there in your family?” She asked Lan
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7. “Do your sister and brother go to the same school?” She asked Nam
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8. Tam’s friend asked him “How long will you stay in England?”
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9. “Are there some oranges in the fridge?” She asked her mom
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10. “Will it rain tomorrow morning?” He asked his friend
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11. “How do you go to the airport?” His friend asked him
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13. The teacher said to Lien “What‘s your hobby?”
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14. “How many books do the students need?” The librarian asked myteacher
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15. “Are Tam and Hoa late for class?” Tuan asked Lan
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16. She said to me “Can you speak Chinese?”
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17. “Where does your father work?” The teacher asked me
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18. “Will she be here for five days?” Tam asked Thu
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19. “Were you reading this book at 8 o’clock last Sunday?” She asked Ba
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20. “Are there some oranges in the fridge?” She asked her mom
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Reported speech with to infinitive
1. She said to him: “Give me another glass of wine”.
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2. She said to me: “Bring me a book”.
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3. Mother said to him: “Open the window please!”.
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4. He said to me: “Shut the door after you”.
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5. The captain said to them: “Wait here still I come back”.
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6. She told her: “Take it and come with me”.
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7. He said to me: “Don’t come back before one o’clock”.
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8. My mother told me: “Don’t forget to look at the door”.
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9. He said to his brother: “Don’t open the window, open the door”.
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10. He said to the girl: “Don’t sit on my bed, sit on this chair please!”.
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Reported speech with to infinitive and gerund
1. ‘You have broken 2 of my glasses, boy” said the old man.
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2. “Yes, I’ve broken 2 of them” said the boy.
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3. “Certainly. I’ll take you to the zoo next Sunday” He said (insist)
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4. “I’ll water the flowers every morning if you like” She said (offer)
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5. “No, we won’t go with him next Friday’ they said (refuse)
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6. ‘You have made the wall dirty, pupils” said the teacher. (accuse)
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7. “No, we didn’t make noise last night” said the children (deny)
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8. “We will shut the door if you go on getting out’ said the