Question

[Lê Văn Nhân]

Change these sentences into reported speech:

1. Hong told Hoa, '' I want to know what was Mom doing at that time''

2. Simon is saying to Susan, '' Would you and Maline like to come to my party?''

3. '' I have left my key a home. What time it is now?'' he asked me.

4. '' I am going shopping. Can I get you anything?'' she said to Tan.

5. '' Someone is coming'', he said. '' Get behind the screen.''

6. '' Please, please don't drink too much! Remember that you'll have to drive home''

7. Daniel said, '' Is there a café nearby?'' and Tom said, ''No''

8. Hang said: '' Why doesn't Ha buy them this pictures as a wedding present?''

9. '' I can't work at all ! My typewriter isn't working properly,'' she said

10. '' I think you should try to be more punctual,'' she said to Ha

11. '' You can't park here'', the policeman said.

12. '' Have you worked before?'' she said to him

13. '' Can you worked on Saturday before?'' she said to him

14. '' May I open the window?'' she asked

15. '' Would it be alright if had the day off?'' she said to her boss

16. '' May I borrow your tennis racket?'' she asked him

17. '' Are you coming to the party tonight, Ha?'' she asked

18. '' Do you know where my tennis racquet is, Mum?'' she asked her Mum

19. '' Was Ha at work yesterday?'' she asked her secrectery

20. '' Did you read the article about Prince Diana?'' she asked him

21. '' Where do you live?'' she said to him

22. '' Why do you want the job?'' she sai to him

23. '' How did you hear about it?'' she said to him

Answer 1

[Hoaa]

Change these sentences into reported speech:

1. Hong told Hoa, '' I want to know what was Mom doing at that time'

=>Hong asked Hoa she wanted to know what Mom had been doing at that time.'

2. Simon is saying to Susan, '' Would you and Maline like to come to my party?''

=>Simon is saying to Susan would her and Maline like to come to his party.

3. '' I have left my key a home. What time it is now?'' he asked me.

=>He asked me he had left his key a home and asked me what time it was then.

4.'' I am going shopping. Can I get you anything?'' she said to Tan. =>She said tO Tan sHe wAS going sHopping aNd aSKed TAN if she cOuld gET hIM anything.

5. '' Someone is coming'', he said. '' Get behind the screen.''

=>He saID ThAT sOmEONE WAS COMinG and told to get behind the screen.

6. '' Please, please don't drink too much! Remember that you'll have to drive home''

=>HE told not to dRInk too mUch and to rEMember tHat you'll have to drive home.

7. Daniel said, '' Is there a café nearby?'' and Tom said, ''No''

=>Daniel asked Tom if there was a cafe nearby and Tom said that No.

8. Hang said: '' Why doesn't Ha buy them this pictures as a wedding present?''

=>Hang asked why Ha didn't buy them that picture as a wedding present.

9. '' I can't work at all ! My typewriter isn't working properly,'' she said

=>She said that she couldn't work at all because her typewriter wasn't working properly

10. '' I think you should try to be more punctual,'' she said to Ha

=>She said to Ha that she thought Ha should try to be more punctual.

Answer 2

[Hoaa]

Change these sentences into reported speech:

1. Hong told Hoa, '' I want to know what was Mom doing at that time''=>Hong asKed Hoa sHe wAnted to know what Mom had been dOing aT tHAt time.

2. Simon is saying to Susan, '' Would you and Maline like to come to my party?''

=>Simon is sAyiNG To Susan would her and Maline liked to come to his party.