Lesson 30. Syntax. Direct and Reported Speech.

Warm-up

Hardcore!

Grammar

Training

1. «I am at home.» — He says that …
2. «I have a dog.» — She says that …
3. «We are from Russia.» — They say that …
4. «I don’t drive a car.» — She says that …
5. «I believe you.» — He says that …

Task 1.

1. You will fall and break your leg. (I was afraid)
2. My friend has never been to Washington. (I knew)
3. She never drinks milk. (I was told)
4. He is a very talented singer. (We were told)
5. They live a happy life. (We knew)
6. The children are playing in the yard. (She thought)
7. Her friend will come to see her. (She hoped)
8. Father has repaired his bicycle. (He thought)
9. She knows English very well. (I supposed)
10. Our sportsmen will win the game. (We were sure)
11. He does not know German at all. (I found out)
12. She made no mistakes in her dictation. (She was glad)
13. He works on his English hard. (I knew)
14. She dances better than anybody else. (I was told)
15. My cousin has received a very interesting offer from his firm. (I learnt)

Attention!

1. Oleg said, «My room is on this floor.» 2. He said, «I am sure she will ring me up tomorrow.» 3. Michael said, «I saw them at my parents’ house last year.» 4. He said, “I haven’t seen my cousin today.» 5. She said, «I didn’t go shopping yesterday.» 6. Tom said, «I have already had breakfast here, so I am not hungry.» 7. He said, «I received a letter from him a week ago.» 8. «I am going to the theatre tonight,» he said to me. 9. Mike said, «I spoke to Mr Brown this morn­ing.» 10. I said to them, «Now I can give you her mobile number.»

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Task 1. Change Direct Speech to Indirect.

1.The woman said to her son, «I am glad I am here.» 2. Mike said, «We have bought these books today.» 3. She said to me, «Now I can read your translation.» 4. «This man spoke to me on the road,» said the woman. 5. «I can’t explain this rule to you,» my classmate said to me. 6. The teacher said to the class, «We shall discuss this subject tomorrow.» 7. Our teacher said, «Brontes’ novels are very interesting.» 8. She said, «You will read this book in the 9th form.» 9. Nellie said, «I read ‘Jane Eyre’ last year.» 10. «My friend lives in Moscow,» said Alec. 11. «You have not done your work well,» the teach­er said to me. 12. The poor man said to the rich man, «My horse is wild. It can kill your horse.» 13. The rich man said to the judge, «This man’s horse has killed my horse.»

Task 2. Change the Imperatives into Indirect Speech.

1. I said to Mike, «Send me a telegram as soon as you arrive.»
2. Father said to me, «Don’t stay there long.»
3. Peter said to them, «Don’t leave the room until I come back.»
4. «Take my luggage to Room 145,» he said to the porter.
5. He said to me, «Ring me up tomor­row.»
6. «Let us have a cup of black coffee,» she said to me.
7. «Don’t be late for dinner,» mother said to us.
8. Jane said to us, «Please tell me all you know about it.»
9. She said to Nick, «Please don’t say anything about it to your sister.»
10. The teacher says, «Let us speak English.»

Hint: