LANGUAGE USE. Exercise 22. Rewrite these sentences in reported speech.

 

 

Exercise 22. Rewrite these sentences in reported speech.

1. “I’m going to call him this afternoon”, she said.

2. “I’ll write to you next week”, he said.

3. “He rang me from the airport yesterday”, she said.

4. “I won’t be home tonight”, he said.

5. “He left ten minutes ago”, she said.

6. “I’ll see him tomorrow”, she said.

 

Exercise 23. Turn these reported questions into direct questions.

1. She asked who he was. – “Who are you?” she asked.

 

2. He asked me if she read a newspaper.

3. She asked him why he listened to the radio.

4. He asked her if she watched a lot of television.

5. She asked her if she had heard the news.

6. He asked her what she was doing.

 

Exercise 24. Turn these direct questions into reported questions.

1. “Do you read a daily newspaper?” she asked.

2. “What’s your favourite TV programme?” she asked.

3. “Is satellite television growing?” she asked.

4. “Where do most people listen to the radio in your country?” she said.

5. “Do you go out much?” she asked.

6. “Have you watched any TV today?” she asked.

 

Exercise 25. Put the words in order to make reported statements.

1. her / she / come / to / along / told

2. him / she / for / keep / told / to / it / her

3. that / she / had / none / replied / she

4. asked / some / money / her / to / give / she / her

5. she / tea / invited / home / for / her

6. her / she / assured / she / it / meant

 

Exercise 26. Read the statements paying attention to the reporting verbs. Write down