REPORTED SPEECH I

EXERCISE 6 (Statements)
2. The worker said (that) he had a bad cold the previous weekend.
3. My friend said (that) they were painting their house that day.
4. The official declared (that) the palace would be open to the public the next day.
5. The worker said (that) th boss was examining their work then.
6. Tom said (that) she hadn't left work early once the previous week.
7. Jim said (that) he had forgotten to take his briefcase.
8. The woman said (that) the shops hadn't been open the previous afternoon.
9. John said (that) Eric had been studying all day Thursday.
10. He told his wife (that) he wanted her to take the car to the garage the following Friday.

EXERCISE 7 (Commands)
2. The boss asked him/her/them not to smoke in his/her office.
3. The nurse told the visitors to keep quiet.
4. The policeman instructed/ordered/told me to give him the papers.
5. The father told his son not to forget to phone him.
6. The teacher told/ordered/instructed the pupils to stand up straight.
7. My neighbour asked/invited me/us to come over for supper the following Friday.
8. The librarian told the readers not to make a noise.

EXERCISE 8 (Mixed types)

2. Our teacher told us to try and read that text.
3. The mother told her son (that) he shouldn't eat in the living-room.
4. My husband told me (that) their car might have broken down.
5. Penny told her friend (that) she had to do her homework then.
6. The politician declared (that) the Government would have to make new laws.
7. The ecologist explained (that) they could save a lot of trees by recycling paper.
8. I advised the children to be sure (that) everything was ready on time.

EXERCISE 9

YOU SHOULD MAKE UP YOUR OWN ANSWERS

REPORTED SPEECH II

EXERCISE 4 (Yes/no questions)

2. She wanted to know if/whether I had ever worked on a laptop before.
3. She wanted to know if/whether I had ever visited the Tate Gallery in London.
4. The manager asked if/whether the workers would be at work the following Saturday.
5. He wondered if/whether Don Quixote de la Mancha had been written by Cervantes.
6. The woman wondered if/whether they could see him that evening or the following morning.
7. He asked if/whether I read the newspaper every day.
8. The police officer asked if/whether anyone had tried to save her life.

EXERCISE 5 (Wh- questions)

2. The child asked where Niagara Falls were.
3. He asked who had assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
4. My mother asked who had been singing just then.
5. He wondered when the committee had decided to fire the workers.
EXERCISE 8 (Request and suggestions)
2. Dan asked Lynn to phone/ if she could phone the bank.
3. Martin suggested ordering/that we should order hamburgers instead of Indian food.
4. We asked our son's girlfriend to stay for supper/if she would like to stay for supper.
5. She begged that we should not quarrel anymore.
6. Mike suggested going over to John's house.
7. Denise suggested not jumping to any conclussions.
8. Jodi asked her dad not to forget to send the email.
9. The manager asked me to type the letter soon.
10. Jean asked her father to let her take the car that night.