KEYS TO REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISES
1.
1.She added that the telephone bill had to be paid that month.
2. The teacher said that their school hadn´t been closed the
previous morning/ the morning before.
3. She said he hadn´t arrived on time once the previous week / the week
before.
4. The boy wanted to know how far my house was from the centre of town.
5. Sarah asked Peter where the Grand Canyon was/is.(it continues being in
the same place)
6. I enquired whose book that was. / whose that book was.
7. Mrs Jones asked how much a day return to Bath cost.
8. We wondered whether/if people still played croquet.
9. The teacher told the student to go and take his/her things to
him/her.
10. The solicitor told Mrs Pitt not to worry about anything.
2. Specific Reporting Verbs:
1. She asked
him not to smoke there. (REQUEST)
2. He invited
me to have lunch with him the following Sunday. (INVITATION)
She accepted
the invitation.// She said she would love to.
3. The
boss reminded
me (not to forget) to take the/those letters to the post.
4. He advised
me to try to get a room with sea views. (ADVICE)
5. I offered
Susan to open the tin for her.
(OFFERING)
6.
Ricardo´s friend suggested that he (should)revise/
advised him to revise the phrasal
verbs for the exam. He said it was boring and suggested going
to
Bruno´ pool instead. (SUGGESTION)
7. The
girl begged
her mum to let her stay / to stay a bit more and watch
Master
Chef. (STRONG REQUEST)
She
explained that she wanted to see if Miri passed/ would pass the final.
8. The
guard warned the children to be careful (because) there were
open
wires there. (WARNING)
