Fill in the blanks.
1I advised him ............... it.
Wrong!
After "advise," use the negative infinitive "not to do" for this instruction.
2She asked me ............... I had finished the job.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
A reported yes/no question can begin with "if" or "whether".
3She told me ............... careful.
Wrong!
After "told me" to report an instruction, use the infinitive "to be".
4She asked me if I ............... my lunch.
Wrong!
In reported speech, the present perfect usually backshifts to "had eaten".
5She asked me ............... going to the movies.
Wrong!
A reported yes/no question uses "if I was" with statement word order.
6The dentist suggested that I ............... a new toothbrush.
Wrong!
After "suggested that I," the recommendation can be expressed with "should get".
7She said, "No one has called you." She said that no one ............... me.
Wrong!
In reported speech, "has called" usually backshifts to "had called".
8I requested her ............... me.
Wrong!
After "requested her," use the infinitive "to help".
9He asked me ............... to deserve such a cruel punishment.
Wrong!
A reported wh-question uses statement word order, so choose "what he had done".
10Last week, he said, "I will do it by Friday." He promised he ............... do it by the end of that week.
Wrong!
In reported speech after a past reporting verb, "will" usually changes to "would".
11He explained how ............... the problem.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "explained how," both "to solve" and "I should solve" are natural here.
12She said ............... she hadn’t met me before.
Wrong!
A reported statement can be introduced with "that".
Answers
- I advised him not to do it.
- She asked me if / whether I had finished the job.
- She told me to be careful.
- She asked me if I had eaten my lunch.
- She asked me if I was going to the movies.
- The dentist suggested that I should get a new toothbrush.
- She said, “No one has called you.” She said that no one had called me.
- I requested her to help me.
- He asked me what he had done to deserve such a cruel punishment.
- Last week, he said, “I will do it by Friday.” He promised he would do it by the end of that week.
- He explained how to solve / I should solve the problem.
- She said that she hadn’t met me before.