EXERCISE 1: Turn these sentences into reported speech:1. “You took the money”, he said.(accuse)2. “I stole his bicycle”, he said to the police.(admit)3. He said to the police, “I didn’t steal the bike”.(deny)4. He said, “I’m sorry I’m late”. (apologize)5. “I’ll drive you to the airport. I insist.”, John said to Linda.(insist)6. “I’m happy to hear that you have passed the final exam. Congratulations!”, Jim said to me. (congratulate)7. “It was nice of you to invite me to dinner. Thank you.”, Miss White said to George. (thank)8. Don’t play with the matches.”, I said to Jack. (warn….. against)9. “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier.”, Margaret said to him.(apologize)10. “I’ve always wanted to be a pilot.”, Paul said to his friends.(dream)11. “You didn’t do what I said.”, the mother said to her son. (accuse)12. The police said to the thief, “You broke the traffic rules.” (blame)13. The student said , “I didn’t cheat in the exam.” (deny)14. Tom said to Kate, “I would drive you to the station.” (insist)15. Ba said to his father, “I broke the window glass this morning.” (admit)16. “We should go for a picnic on Sunday.”, said Linda. (suggest)17. “I always want to be a rich man.”, said David. (dream )18. The manager told the visitors, “Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport.” (warn…… against / warn …to-inf)19. “Let’s eat out tonight.’, said Tom. (suggest)20. “It’s too expensive to have dinner at a restaurant.”, Tom objected. (object)21. “I must have made a mistake in the calculations.”, said Mr Forest.(admit)22. “I’ll pay for the meal.”, Sarah insisted. (insist)23. Neil told us, “Perhaps we can go to Paris for the weekend.” (suggest)24. “I’m sorry. I couldn’t come to visit you last summer.”, Kate said to her parents. (apologize)

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25. “I hear you won the championship. Congratulations!”, Said Dane. (congratulate)26. “I wish I’d asked for his name and address.”, said Tom. (regret)27. James said to Daisy, “You are selfish.” (accuse)28. “You mustn’t drink too much caffeine.”, Marta said to Martin. (warn…… against / warn …to-inf))29. “We should take the jumper back to the shop.”, Jack said to us.(recommend + O + to-inf / recommend + gerund)30. “It’s not true! I have never been arrested by the police.”, Larry said. (deny)EXERCISE 6: Complete the following sentences without changing their meanings:1. The doctor said to me, “You should lose weight.” The doctor

advised me ......................................................................................2. Mary said, “Let’s go to a movie.” Mary suggested .......................3. “I didn’t break the windows”, Bill said. Bill denied ........................4. “You told a lie, Tom”, she said. She accused Tom ........................5. “I can’t go to your birthday party next Saturday evening, Jack”,

said Mary. Mary apologized for.........6. “I won’t help you with your homework. Never ! ” Jane said to me.

Jane refused .......................................7. Joe said, “Please come to my party.” Joe invited...........................8. Mr. Gray said, “Don’t play in the street.” Mr. Gray warned the

children not ........................................9. “Would you like to come on a picnic with us? They invited ..........10. “Please don’t tell anybody what happened.” He asked ..............11. “If you don’t give me a pay rise. I’ll resign.” She threatened .....12. “I’ll finish the work by the end of this week.” John promised ......13. “You ought to take a break, Andrew.” She advised.....................14. “Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work.” They

reminded ............................................15. “Stay away from me.” Tom warned ............................................16. “Why don’t we sing a few songs?” He suggested .......................17. “You can’t run out of the garden,” Ms. Kelly said to the children.

Ms. Kelly prevented the children ........

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18. “Are you the new manager, Daisy? Congratulations!” said Bill. Bill congratulated................................

19. “Please give me some more money, Mum,” Daisy said. Daisy insisted her mother

20. “You can stay in my house when I am on holiday.” Jim told us . ..21. “I’ve been spending a lot more time with my children.” He said 22. “John left here an hour ago.” She told me ..................................23. “Oh, I’m too hot.” He said ..........................................................

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