ACTIVITIES ON REPORTED SPEECH, FROM ROUND UP: ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE BY VIRGINIA EVANS-LEVEL 5 LONGMAN-)

A. Report the following situations using the appropriate introductory verb. 1. You should go to bed. 2. Please, please dont leave me... 3. Do it now!. 4. No, I did not kill him.. 5. Oh, alright. Ill do the washing-up.. 6. Dont forget to take the dog out.. 7. Everybody, stand up now!. 8. No, I will not give you my money... 9.Could I use your phone?.. 10.Im sorry I shouted at you... 11.Ill punish you if you dont behave. 12. It was me who stole the book.. 13. It only works if you press the green button.. 14. Youre right. It was a brilliant film.

B. Use an appropriate introductory verb to report the following: 1. It wasnt me who stole the car, said Henry 2. May I have a piece of cake please? she said.. 3. Yes, okay. Ill tell him about the accident, he said. 4. I must have the report by tomorrow, the boss said.. 5. Please, please let me go to the party, Sue asked her mother..

6. Ill never be naughty again, Ted said to his father. 7. Stand up straight! said the sergeant to the soldier 8. Yes, it was me who robbed the bank, he said 9. I didnt come to work because I was ill, she said to her boss 10. Lets play chess, he said. 11. Im sorry I forgot to phone you, he said to her. 12. Dont forget to go to the bank, she said to him. 13. You should relax more, the doctor said to him. 14. Mark is always shouting at me, she said 15. Yes, it is a nice dress, he said.. 16. Shall I carry your bag, Tracy? he said 17. No, I certainly wont do your homework Graham, said Bill.. 18. You scratched my record, he said to her.. 19. Leave now or Ill phone the police, she said to the salesman 20. Oh alright, Ill lend you my car, Tom, she said.. 21. Its true, I killed my wife, he said. 22. Ill phone you as soon as I arrive, she said to me 23. Youre right, she is beautiful, she said. 24. No, I wont marry you, John, she said.. 25. If you try to escape, Ill shoot you, he said to the prisoner.. 26. Why dont we have chicken for dinner? he said.. 27. You must sign the contract, Mr Harrison, he said 28. Ill punish you if you do that again! he said to the boy 29. Would you like me to show you how to use this computer? she said to me.. 30. Yes, it is a good idea, he said..

C. Report the following using an appropriate reporting verb. complain suggest threaten advise agree accuse refuse offer prefer warn insist beg apologise

1. You should take more exercise, the doctor said.. 2. This film is so boring, he said to his mother 3. Please, please let me go out to play, Mum, she said 4. Shall I carry your shopping for you? he said to her 5. Dont get dirty in the garden, she said to Jane. 6. Im not going to tidy Helens bedroom, Tim said 7. I didnt eat the cake, he said to her. 8. What a silly thing to say! she said. 9. You really must get your hair cut, she said to him.. 10. You broke my record player, she said to him.. 11. Im sorry I didnt write to you, she said to him. 12. Lets go to Jamaica for our holiday, he said to her.. 13. Yes, that is a nice colour, the sales assistant said to her.. 14. Id rather watch a film than the news, she said to her.. 15. How rude he is! she said to me.. 16. I think you should go on a diet, she said to him 17. I didnt take your dress, she said to her sister.. 18. What a nice gift! he said 19. Ill kill you if you try to escape, the kidnapper said to her. 20. Im sorry I spoke to you like that, he said to his mother..

ANSWER KEY
ACTIVITIES ON REPORTED SPEECH, FROM ROUND UP: ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE BY VIRGINIA EVANS-LEVEL 5 LONGMAN-)

A. Report the following situations using the appropriate introductory verb. 1. He advised me to go to bed. 2. He begged me not to leave him. 3. He ordered me to do it then. 4. He denied killing him/ that he had killed him. 5. He complained to me of doing the washing-up/ that he would do the wahing-up. 6. He reminded me to take the dog out. 7. He commanded everybody to stand up then. 8. He refused to give me my money. 9. He asked me to use my phone. 10. He apologised for having shouted at me. 11. He threatened to punish me if I didnt behave. 12. He admitted (to) stealing the book/ having stolen the book. 13. He explained to me that it only worked if I pressed the green button. 14. He agreed that it had been a brilliant film.

B. Use an appropriate introductory verb to report the following: 1. Heny denied stealing / having stolen the car. 2. She asked to home a piece of cake. 3. He agreed to tell him about the accident. 4. The boss ordered to have the report by the following day. 5. She begged her mother to let her go to the party.

6. Ted promised that he would never be naughty again. 7. The sergeant commanded the soldier to stand up straight. 8. He admitted (to) robbering the bank/ having robbed the bank. 9. She explained to her boss that she hadnt come to work because she had been ill. 10. He suggested that they (should) play chess. 11. He apologized for forgetting to phone her. 12. She reminded him not to forget to go to the bank. 13. The doctor suggested that I (should) relax more. 14. She complained that Mark was always shouting at her. 15. He agreed that it was a nice dress. 16. He offered to carry Tracys bag. 17. Bill refused to do Grahams homework. 18. He accused her of scratching his record. 19. She threatened the salesman to phone the police if he didnt leave then. 20. She agreed to lend Tom her car. 21. He admitted (to) having killed his wife. 22. She promised that she would phone me as soon as she arrived. 23. She agreed that she was beautiful. 24. She refused to marry John. 25. He threatened to shoot the prisoner if he tried to escape. 26. He suggested that they (should) have chicken for dinner. 27. She ordered Mr. Harrison to sign the contract. 28. He threatened to punish the boy if he did that again. 29. She offered to show me how to use that computer. 30. He agreed that it was a good idea.

C. Report the following using an appropriate reporting verb. 1. The doctor advised me to take more exercise. 2. He complained that that film was so boring. 3. She begged her mum to let her go out to play. 4. He offered to carry her shopping. 5. She ordered Jane not to get dirty in the garden. 6. Tim exclaimed that he wasnt going to tidy Helens bedroom. 7. He denied having eaten the cake. 8. She complained that it was a silly thing to say. 9. She advised me to get my hair cut. 10. She accused him of having broken her record player. 11. She apologized for not having written to him. 12. He suggested going to Jamaica for their holiday. 13. He sales assistant agreed that it was a nice colour. 14. She prefers watching/to watch a film. 15. She exclaimed that he was so rude. 16. She advised him to go on a diet. 17. She denied having taken her sisters dress. 18. He exclaimed that it was a nice gift. 19. The kidnapper threatened to kill her if she tried to escape. 20. He apologized for having spoken to his mother like that.