CONTENT:
STATEMENTS,
COMMANDS,
YES NO QUESTIONS,
QUESTION WORDS,
REPORTING VERBS.
INTERACTIVE REPORTED SPEECH
In reported speech we make the following changes:
STATEMENTS
A. Rewrite these statements as suggested:
1. “I work in the bank”
He said that ..............................................................................................................
2. “We wrote the report this morning”
They told me that ..............................................................................................................
3. “My sister doesn’t know how to cook.”
Bill said that ..............................................................................................................
4. “I didn’t attend class yesterday”
Ron said that ..............................................................................................................
5. “We may come to the party”.
They told me that ..............................................................................................................
6. “Mom is a really upset today.”
Ali said that ..............................................................................................................
7. “We’ll buy my niece a present tomorrow.”
They said that ..............................................................................................................
8. “The principal must this certificate”
The student said that ..............................................................................................................
He said that ..............................................................................................................
2. “We wrote the report this morning”
They told me that ..............................................................................................................
3. “My sister doesn’t know how to cook.”
Bill said that ..............................................................................................................
4. “I didn’t attend class yesterday”
Ron said that ..............................................................................................................
5. “We may come to the party”.
They told me that ..............................................................................................................
6. “Mom is a really upset today.”
Ali said that ..............................................................................................................
7. “We’ll buy my niece a present tomorrow.”
They said that ..............................................................................................................
8. “The principal must this certificate”
The student said that ..............................................................................................................
KEY: 1. He said that he worked in the bank. 2. They told me that they had written the report that morning. 3. Bill said that his sister didn’t know how to cook. 4. Ron said that he hadn’t attended class the day before. 5. They told me that they might come to the party. 6. Ali said that his mom was really upset that day. 7. They said that they would buy their niece a present the following day. 8. The student said that the principal had to sigh that certificate.
COMMANDS
In reporting Orders, Commands and Requests we use:
TO + VERB (for affirmative sentences)
NOT TO + VERB (for negative sentences)
The reporting verbs for the orders/ commands/ requests are: tell, ask, order, shout, demand, warn, beg, command, , insist, beseech, threaten, implore, propose, …
B. Rewrite these commands as suggested:
1. “sit down!”
The teacher asked ................................................................................
2. “Don’t touch the wires.”
The electrician warned us ................................................................................
3. “Don’t lie to me!”
The mother told her son ................................................................................
4. “Don’t be back late”
Dada told us ................................................................................
5. “Read the instructions first.”
The teacher told her students................................................................................
6. “Don’t blame it on me.”
My friend told me ................................................................................
The teacher asked ................................................................................
2. “Don’t touch the wires.”
The electrician warned us ................................................................................
3. “Don’t lie to me!”
The mother told her son ................................................................................
4. “Don’t be back late”
Dada told us ................................................................................
5. “Read the instructions first.”
The teacher told her students................................................................................
6. “Don’t blame it on me.”
My friend told me ................................................................................
KEY: 1. The teacher asked the student to sit down. 2. The electrician warned us not to touch the wires. 3. The mother told her son not to lie to her. 4. Dada told us not to be back late. 5. The teacher told her students to read the instructions first. 6. My friend told me not to blame it on him.
YES NO QUESTION
When reporting “yes/no” questions, we use if or whether but If is more common.
The subject comes before the verb. (Subject + verb + (object)).
We don’t use the auxiliary verb do, except in negative questions.
C. Rewrite these Yes No questions as suggested:
1. “Are you Moroccan?”
He asked me ..............................................................................................
2. “Can you help me, please?”
She asked ..............................................................................................
3. “Do you know where the principal lives?”
He wanted to know ..............................................................................................
4. “Will you cook fish tomorrow.”
He asked his wife ..............................................................................................
5. “Is Ramadan Mubarak a greeting?”
They wanted to know ..............................................................................................
He asked me ..............................................................................................
2. “Can you help me, please?”
She asked ..............................................................................................
3. “Do you know where the principal lives?”
He wanted to know ..............................................................................................
4. “Will you cook fish tomorrow.”
He asked his wife ..............................................................................................
5. “Is Ramadan Mubarak a greeting?”
They wanted to know ..............................................................................................
KEY: 1. He asked me if I were/was Moroccan. 2. She asked if I could help her. 3. He wanted to if I knew where the principal lived. 4. He asked his wife if she would cook fish the next day. 5. They wanted to know if Ramadan Mubarak was a greeting.
WORD QUESTIONS
When reporting questions, we use question words when, where, what, why etc.
The subject comes before the verb. (Subject + verb + (object)).
We don’t use the auxiliary verb do, except in negative questions.
D. Rewrite these Questions as suggested:
1. “What is your favorite color?”
She asked me ..............................................................................................
2. “How often do you eat couscous?”
We asked him ..............................................................................................
3. “When had you last watched a comedy?”
They wanted to know ..............................................................................................
4. “Whose idea was it to paint the wall?”
She wondered ..............................................................................................
5. “When will you go to Italy?”
He asked me ..............................................................................................
She asked me ..............................................................................................
2. “How often do you eat couscous?”
We asked him ..............................................................................................
3. “When had you last watched a comedy?”
They wanted to know ..............................................................................................
4. “Whose idea was it to paint the wall?”
She wondered ..............................................................................................
5. “When will you go to Italy?”
He asked me ..............................................................................................
KEY: 1. She asked me what my favorite color was. 2. We asked him how often he ate couscous. 3. They wanted to know when we had last watched a movie. 4. She wondered whose idea it had been to paint the wall. 5. He asked me when I would go to Italy.
E. Rewrite these sentences as suggested:
1. "Tim goes to school on foot,” Lisa said.
Lisa said …………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. David:"John had already gone at six."
David said …………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Ron to Frank:“Can you play the piano now?"
Ron asked Frank …………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Grandmother:"Where are my glasses?"
Yesterday Grandmother asked me ………………………………………………………….
5. “I have lived here for 10 years!”
Peggy told her friend ……………………………………………………………………………..
6. Mrs Jones:"My mother will be 50 years old tomorrow"
Mrs Jones told me that …………………………………………………………………………
7. “Why does this car act crazy?”
Tricia wanted to know …………………………………………………………………………..
8. “Go to bed and don’t get up till 7!”
My father ordered me …………………………………………………………………………….
9. Jean:"The boss must sign these letters”
Jean said that ………………………………………………………………………….
10. Karen: "Don't play here!"
Karen told me ……………………………………………………………………….
11. Ronald: "Where did Maria park her car?"
Ronald asked me …………………………………………………………………….
12. Christopher: "Do you want to watch a movie. Brian?"
Christopher asked Brian ……………………………………………………………
13. Charles: "I didn't have time to do my homework."
Charles said (that) ………………………………………………………………….
14. Ron : "I will give Jack a call."
Ron told us (that) …………………………………………………………………..
15. Sean: "How much money can you lend me, Betty?"
Sean wanted to know …………………………………………………………………
Lisa said …………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. David:"John had already gone at six."
David said …………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Ron to Frank:“Can you play the piano now?"
Ron asked Frank …………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Grandmother:"Where are my glasses?"
Yesterday Grandmother asked me ………………………………………………………….
5. “I have lived here for 10 years!”
Peggy told her friend ……………………………………………………………………………..
6. Mrs Jones:"My mother will be 50 years old tomorrow"
Mrs Jones told me that …………………………………………………………………………
7. “Why does this car act crazy?”
Tricia wanted to know …………………………………………………………………………..
8. “Go to bed and don’t get up till 7!”
My father ordered me …………………………………………………………………………….
9. Jean:"The boss must sign these letters”
Jean said that ………………………………………………………………………….
10. Karen: "Don't play here!"
Karen told me ……………………………………………………………………….
11. Ronald: "Where did Maria park her car?"
Ronald asked me …………………………………………………………………….
12. Christopher: "Do you want to watch a movie. Brian?"
Christopher asked Brian ……………………………………………………………
13. Charles: "I didn't have time to do my homework."
Charles said (that) ………………………………………………………………….
14. Ron : "I will give Jack a call."
Ron told us (that) …………………………………………………………………..
15. Sean: "How much money can you lend me, Betty?"
Sean wanted to know …………………………………………………………………
Key: 1. Lisa said that she went to school on foot. 2. David said that john had already gone at six. 3. Ron asked Frank if he could play the piano then. 4. Yesterday grandmother asked me where her glasses were. 5. Peggy told her friend that she had lived there for 10 years. 6. Mrs Jones told me that her mother would be 50 years the following day. 7. Tricia wanted to know why that car acted crazy. 8. My father ordered me to go to bed and not to get up until 7. 9. Jean said that the boss had to sign those letters. 10 . Karen told me not to play there. 11. Ronald asked me where Maria had parked her car. 12. Christopher asked Brian if he wanted to watch a movie. 13. Charles said that he didn't hadn't had time to do his homework. 14. Ron told us that he would give Jack a call. 15. Sean wanted to know how much money Betty could lend him.
F. Spot the mistakes:
1: The boy said, “I’m happy with my results.”
The boy said that he is happy with his results. (Incorrect)
2: She said, “I have baked a cake.”
She said (that) she baked a cake. (Incorrect)
3: He asked, “where is my book?”
He asked where was his book. (Incorrect)
4: Brian said, “I may meet Bill here”.
Brian said that he may meet Bill here. (Incorrect)
5: Dad said, “do your homework.”
Dad told me I do my homework. (Incorrect)
6: He said, “good morning.”
He said us good morning. (Incorrect)
7: He asked them, “Will you come for dinner?”
He asked them if would they come for dinner? (Incorrect)
8: The teacher told us, “don’t write.”
The teacher told us to don’t write. (Incorrect)
The boy said that he is happy with his results. (Incorrect)
2: She said, “I have baked a cake.”
She said (that) she baked a cake. (Incorrect)
3: He asked, “where is my book?”
He asked where was his book. (Incorrect)
4: Brian said, “I may meet Bill here”.
Brian said that he may meet Bill here. (Incorrect)
5: Dad said, “do your homework.”
Dad told me I do my homework. (Incorrect)
6: He said, “good morning.”
He said us good morning. (Incorrect)
7: He asked them, “Will you come for dinner?”
He asked them if would they come for dinner? (Incorrect)
8: The teacher told us, “don’t write.”
The teacher told us to don’t write. (Incorrect)
Key: 1. The boy said that he was happy with his results. (Correct) 2. She said (that) she had baked a cake. (Correct) 3. He asked where his book was. (Correct) 4. Brian said that he might meet Bill there. (Correct) 5. Dad told me to do my homework. (Correct) 6. He greeted us. (Correct) 7. He asked them if they would come for dinner. (Correct) 8. The teacher told us not to write. (Correct)
G. Fill in the gaps with the right reporting verb from the list:
threaten-suggest-thank-apologize-congratulate-beg-promise-admit
1) Mark:"Why don’t we go to Ifrane this week-end?"
Mark _______________ going to the dentist.
Mark _______________ that we should go to Ifrane this week-end.
2) Anne:" Your presentation was good, Peter. Congratulations "
Anne _______________ Peter on his great presentation.
3) Roger: "I made a mistake."
Roger _______________ having made a mistake.
4) Rose: “Please, please, Mom, let me go out with my friends.”
Rose _______________ her Mom to let her go out with her friends.
5) The workers:"If we don't get a raise soon, we’ll go on strike."
The workers _______________ to go on strike if they didn’t get a raise soon.
6) “I’ll give you a present if you get your baccalaureate,” Mom said.
Mom _______________ to give me a present if I got my baccalaureate.
7) Bill: “Thank you very much for your help, Monica.”
Bill _______________ Monica for her help.
8) Nam:”I’m sorry, I’m late”
Nam _______________ for being late.
Mark _______________ going to the dentist.
Mark _______________ that we should go to Ifrane this week-end.
2) Anne:" Your presentation was good, Peter. Congratulations "
Anne _______________ Peter on his great presentation.
3) Roger: "I made a mistake."
Roger _______________ having made a mistake.
4) Rose: “Please, please, Mom, let me go out with my friends.”
Rose _______________ her Mom to let her go out with her friends.
5) The workers:"If we don't get a raise soon, we’ll go on strike."
The workers _______________ to go on strike if they didn’t get a raise soon.
6) “I’ll give you a present if you get your baccalaureate,” Mom said.
Mom _______________ to give me a present if I got my baccalaureate.
7) Bill: “Thank you very much for your help, Monica.”
Bill _______________ Monica for her help.
8) Nam:”I’m sorry, I’m late”
Nam _______________ for being late.
Key: 1. Suggested/suggested 2. congratulated 3. admitted 4. begged 5. threatened 6. promised 7. thanked 8. apologized.
H. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER:
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