Ex 2/ Mark the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the sentences that is closest in meaning to the given one.
1. “Will you close the door for me, please?” Jane asked me.
A. Jane asked me to close the door for her.
B. Jane asked me if I closed the door for her.
C. Jane asked me closing the door for her.
D. Jane asked me whether I close the door for her.
2. Mary asked Tom: “What time will you come here tomorrow”?
A. Mary asked Tom what time she would go here the following day.
B. Mary asked Tom what time would he go there the following day.
C. Mary asked Tom what time he would go there the following day.
D. Mary asked Tom what time he will go there the following day.
3. He said to me: “I must finish these works on time.”
A. He told me that he had to finish these works on time.
B. He told me that he must finish these works on time.
C. He told me that I must finish these works on time.
D. He told me that he had to finish those works on time.
4. She asked me: “Why do you have to do this work?”
A. She asked me why I did have to do that work.
B. She asked me why I had to do that work.
C. She asked me why do I have to this work.
D. She asked me why I have to do this work.
5. “Don’t play on the grass, boys,” she said.
A. She told the boys don’t play on the grass.
B. She told the boys not to play on the grass.
C. She told the boys not to playing on the grass.
D. She told the boys to not play on the grass.
6. “I’ll pay him if I can” – She said
A. She said she will pay him if she could.
B. She said she would pay him if she can.
C. She said she would pay him if she could.
D. She said she pays him if she could.
7. "Where does your father work", he asked me.
A. He asked me where my father worked.
B. He asked me where my father works.
C. He asked me where was my father worked.
D. He asked me where did my father work.
8. “I will go to Ho Chi Minh City next month”: He said
A. He said he will go to Ho Chi Minh City the next month.
B. He said he would go to Ho Chi Minh City next month.
C. He said he would go to Ho Chi Minh City the next month.
D. He told he goes to Ho Chi Minh City the next month.
9. “I’m going on the Internet now.” Ann said.
A. Ann said us she was going on the Internet then.
B. Ann said she is going on the Internet now.
C. Ann said I am going on the Internet now.
D. Ann told me she was going on the Internet then.
10. Lan suggested going out for dinner. .
A. Lan said, “Must we go out for dinner?”
B. Lan said, “Do you want to go out for dinner?”
C. Lan said, “Why don’t we go out for dinner?”
D. Lan said, “Will you go out for dinner?”
11. The policeman said, “Please show me your driving license.”
A. The policeman ordered me to show him my driving license.
B. The policeman asked me to show him your driving license.
C. The policeman asked me show him my driving license.
D. The policeman ordered me to show him your driving license.
12. “Do you know Jane’s address?” he asked me.
A. He asked me if I know Jane’s address.
B. He asked me if I knew Jane’s address.
C. He asked me for Jane’s address.
D. He asked me if someone knew Jane’s address.
13. “Do you know Jane’s address?” he asked me.
A. He asked me for Jane’s address.
B. He asked me if I knew Jane’s address.
C. He asked me if I know Jane’s address.
D. He asked me if someone knew Jane’s address.
14. “Let’s go out for a walk now,” he suggested.
A. He suggested to go out for a walk then.
B. He suggested going out for a walk then.
C. He suggested them to go out for a walk then.
D. He suggested them going out for a walk then
15.“How long does the course take? He asked me.
A. Jane asked me how long the course takes.
B. Jane asked me how long does the course .
C. Jane asked me how long did the course take.
D. Jane asked me how long the course took.
16. The teacher asked : “Do you enjoy your English club, Lan?
A. The teacher asked Lan if did she enjoy her English club.
B. The teacher asked Lan if she enjoys her English club.
C. The teacher asked Lan if she enjoyed her English club.
D. The teacher asked Lan if she will enjoy her English club
17. “Where has he been?” she doesn’t know that.
A. She doesn’t know where he has been.
B. She doesn’t know where he was.
C. She doesn’t know where he had been.
D. She doesn’t know where has he been.
18. “Would you like a cup of coffee?, Jane said to Mark.
A. Jane asked if Mark liked drinking coffee.
B. Jane requested Mark to make her a cup of coffee.
C. Jane offered Mark a cup of coffee.
D. Jane suggested Mark should drink a cup of coffee.
19. “Will you help me move the chair, please?” Jane asked me.
A. Jane asked me to help her move the chair.
B. Jane asked me helping to move her chair.
C. Jane asked me whether I help to move the chair.
D. Jane asked me if I helped to move her chair.
20. The teacher asked: “Do you enjoy your English class, Lan?”
A. The teacher asked Lan if did she enjoy her English club.
B. The teacher asked Lan if she enjoyed her English club.
C. The teacher asked Lan if she enjoys her English club.
D. The teacher asked Lan if she will enjoy her English club.
Đáp án A
“ Cậu có xem TV vào mỗi tối không Jane?”-Peter hỏi
= Peter hỏi Jane liệu cô ấy có xem TV vào mỗi tối không
Câu trực tiếp khi chuyển sang gián tiếp cần lùi về 1 thì : S asked if/whether + S + V - chia lùi thì
Ở đây là “Do you watch television..” thì sang gián tiếp sẽ là “If you watched television…”
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