REPORTED SPEECH (QUESTIONS)

Full name : ____________________ Date : Nov 7th 2011

REPORTED SPEECH
REVIEW : COMMANDS, REQUESTS, ADVICE – STATEMENTS
NEW LESSONS : YES-NO QUESTION – WH-QUESTIONS

1. Expressions of time and place in reported speech
Direct speech
Indirect speech

today / tonight
tomorrow
the day after tomorrow
next week
now
tomorrow morning
here
ago
that day / that night
the next day / the following day
in two days’ time
the following week
then
the next morning
here
earlier/ before

this
these
that
those


2. Questions in indirect speech
Direct speech
Indirect speech

Yes / No questions
“Do you know My Son, Nga?” Nhi asked.
“Is My Son far from Hanoi? Nhi asked.

He said, “Will you be here tomorrow?”

“Is there a post office near here?” she asked me.
 1. S+ asked B + if / whether + S + V2 + ……
= Nhi asked Nga if/ whether she knew My Son.

= Nhi asked Nga if/ whether My Son was far from Hanoi.
= He asked if/ whether she would be there the next day.
= She asked me if/ whether there was a post office near there.

 2. Wh_questions
He said, “Where is she going?”
He said, “Where does she live?”
“Who lives next door?”
S+ asked B + Wh- / How + S + V2 + ……
= He asked where she was going.
= He asked where she lived.
= He asked who lived next door.


3. Personal pronouns:
S
O
Adj.
Pro.
Reflexive pronouns

I
me
my
mine
myself

you
you
your
yours
yourself/ yourselves

we
us
our
ours
ourselves

they
them
their
theirs
themselves

he
him
his
his
himself

she
her
her
hers
herself

it
it
its
its
itself


EXCERCISES
I – MULTIPLE CHOICES
1) He said to her, “Give up smoking!”
A. He told her to give up smoking. B. He told her not to give up smoking.
C. He told her if she gave up smoking. D. He told her to giving up smoke.
2) He told them, “Don`t tell me such a nonsense!”
A. He told them not to tell him such a nonsense. B. He told them to tell him such a nonsense.
C. He told them not to tell them such a nonsense. D. He told them to tell them such a nonsense.
3) Will and Tim said, “ We were very happy about the present.”
( Will and Tim said they ____ very happy about the present.
A. had been B. been C. were D. were being
4) Sarah said, “ My Mom takes me to school every day.”
A. Sarah said her Mom took her to school every day.
B. Sarah said her Mom takes her to school every day.
C. Sarah said my Mom took her to school every day.
D. Sarah said her Mom takes me to school every day.
5) Helen said, “ I’m watching the late night show.”
( Helen said ____ the late night show.
A. they were watching B. you watched C. she was watching D. Helen is watching

2 – REWRITE THE SENTENCES
She said:” I can’t find my umbrella.”
→ …………………………......................................................................................…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Tom said:” My friend is coming next week.”
→ …………………………......................................................................................…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
We said:” We shall overcome this difficulty.”
→ …………………………......................................................................................…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
The boy said to the neighbor:” I’m going on holiday tomorrow.”
→ …………………………......................................................................................…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
The teacher said to his class:” You will have to finish all these exercises before next week.”
→ …………………………......................................................................................…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Peter said:” I enjoy looking at myself in the mirror.”
→ …………………………......................................................................................…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Nam said “I am told to be at school before 7 o’clock.”
→ Nam said…………………………......................................................................................…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Lan said “I will be very busy tomorrow.”
→ Lan said…………………………......................................................................................…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Thu said “All the students will have a meeting next week.”
→ Thu said…………………………..................................………………………………………………………………………………
Phong said “My parents are very proud of my good marks.”
→ Phong said…………………………..................................………………………………………………………………………………
My teacher said to me “You should read these books.”
→ My teacher told …………………………..................................………………………………………………………………………………
Hoa said “I may visit my parents next summer.”
→ Hoa said…………………………..................................………………………………………………………………………………
Her father said to her “You can