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Reported speech exercise

June 13, 2013 - B1pdf

Change the following into reported speech. Choose the correct answer from the given options.

Progress 0 of 5 answered
1He said, "Hello! Where are you going?"
Wrong!
The greeting and the question are both reported in "He greeted me and asked where I was going."
2"Do you know when she will return?" he asked.
Wrong!
The yes/no question becomes "He asked me if I knew when she would return."
3He said, "Let’s go for a drive."
Wrong!
A suggestion with "Let’s" can be reported as "He suggested that we should go for a drive."
4"Hurrah! We have won!" said the boys.
Wrong!
The exclamation is reported naturally as "The boys exclaimed that they had won."
5"Do what I say," said the old man to his sons.
Wrong!
The command is reported with object + infinitive in "The old man asked his sons to do what he said."
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Answers

  1. He said, “Hello! Where are you going?” — He greeted me and asked where I was going.
  2. “Do you know when she will return?” he asked. — He asked me if I knew when she would return.
  3. He said, “Let’s go for a drive.” — He suggested that we should go for a drive.
  4. “Hurrah! We have won!” said the boys. — The boys exclaimed that they had won.
  5. “Do what I say,” said the old man to his sons. — The old man asked his sons to do what he said.
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