1) He inquired who I could turn to in time of crisis.
2) Bob asked if it was lunch-time yet.
3) She asked if he had been sent to jail for his political views.
4) Mrs White asked Olaf how his neighbour was getting on.
5) Frieda inquired how much Lucille’s new skirt had cost.
6) Andrew wanted to know if Loran was going out shopping.
7) She wanted to know if divorce was on the increase in Great Britain.
8) The customer asked the butcher what the price of the beef was.
9) An old man asked the station-master if he could catch the train from Victoria to get to Brighton.
10) Michael requested if I liked the colour.
11) He asked where we had stayed in London.
12) He asked me were she had gone.
13) The boy asked the tour guide where the main tourist office was.
14) I wanted to know what he was doing there.
15) She inquired what his address was.
16) The director asked the managers whether or not they agreed with the business plan.
17) She wanted to know if the boy was telling the truth.
18) I asked the old woman if she was feeling tired.
19) She asked me who I was writing a letter to.
20) She wanted to know if we were more influenced by environment or heredity.
Convert into Reported Speech.
1) “Davis, Davis,” she called, “what’s the time? My watch has stopped.”
2) “Jebb,” he said, “have you been in many caves?”
3) “When will Mr Dodson be back, sir?” inquired Mr Pickwick.
4) “And have you anything else you want to explain to me, Denry?” said Mr Maybold.
5) The first question on Marianne’s side was, “How long has this been known to you, Elinor? Has he written to you?”
6) “Who’s that fellow?” said Lord Saxended.
7) “What are you doing humped that way on the ground? Do you think that is ladylike?” Mrs Bingham said to her daughter.
8) “Is there anything else on your mind, Erik?” Haviland asked.
9) “Tom,” she said timidly when they were out of doors, “how much money did you give for your rabbits?”
10) Arrived at Shropshire house Sir Lawrence said: “Can we see the Marquess Pommett?”
Rita is moving to a new flat. Bill has come to see the flat and help her move in. Convert their dialogue into Reported Speech.
Bill: What number is that building?
Rita: Forty-for.
B: I didn’t realize there were only three floors. Which floor is your flat on?
R: The first floor.
B: It's a very nice flat. Which room will be your living-room?
R: This one here, I thought.
B: What colour are you going to paint it?
R: Oh, I don’t know yet.
B: What time is your furniture arriving?
R: Three o’clock, they said.
B: I’ll need some petrol. Where is the nearest petrol station?
R: Turn left at the end of the street.
Translate from Russian into English.
1) Он поинтересовался, работала ли я когда-нибудь с компьютером.
2) Нел спрашивает, понимаешь ли ты ее сейчас.
3) Они спросили меня, когда начинается мой рабочий день.
4) Она хотела узнать, когда я был на выставке последний раз.
5) Мы его спросили, где он купил словарь.
6) Он поинтересовался, читала ли я Теккерея в оригинале или в переводе.
7) Она меня спросила, где я живу.
8) Я спросила сестру, почему она не хочет идти со мной в театр.
9) Он спросил меня, видел ли я когда-нибудь его брата.
10) Она хотела узнать, где я работаю.
11) Он спросил, почему я отклонила это предложение.
12) Она спросила, когда приходила Кэт.
13) Он спросил, люблю ли я драму.
14) Он хотел узнать, как часто я навещаю родителей.
15) Он хотел узнать, как долго я занимаюсь волейболом.
UNIT 5 REPORTED COMMANDS, REQUESTS,
SUGGESTIONS, ETC.
1. To report commands, requests, suggestions a reporting verb (advise, ask, suggest, beg, offer, order, tell, etc) followed by a to-Infinitive or a Gerund is used (see Unit 2).
Direct Speech Reported Speech
He said to me, “Come with me.” He told me to go with him.
He said, “Let’s go out.” He suggested going out.
The negative is tell/ask someone not to do something.
“Don’t wear those boots in the house!” I asked you not to wear those
boots in the house.
2.To report exclamations which begin with “What a/an…” or “How…” the verbs exclaim/say that are used.
“What an unusual design!” he said. He exclaimed/said that it
was an unusual design.
But with exclamations such as “Splendid!”, “Great!”, “Good!”, “Excellent!”, “Oh!”, “Oh dear!” etc. the expression give an exclamation of delight/disgust/relief/surprise, etc. is used:
“Wow!” he said as he saw her. He gave an exclamation of
delight as he saw her.
3. Study the following examples:
They said, “Thank you.” They thanked us.
“Happy Birthday!” we said We wished him a happy
to him. birthday.
“Congratulations!” they said They congratulated us.
to us.
“You fool!” she said. She called him a fool.
4. Yes/No short answers are expressed in Reported Speech with subject + appropriate auxiliary verb/introductory verb:
“Will you help me?” she asked him. “Yes,” he said.
She asked him to help her and he said he would agree/he agreed.
5. Question tags are omitted in Reported Speech. An appropriate introductory verb is used to convey the same meaning:
“You won’t tell anyone, will you?” she asked him.
She asked him not to tell anyone.
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