Reported Speech – Extra Exercises
1.Pedro said, "I will help you."
Pedro said (that) he would help me.
2."Do you need a pen?" Annie asked.
Annie asked me if I needed a pen.
3. Jennifer asked, "What do you want?"
Jennifer asked me what I wanted.
4. Talal asked, "Are you hungry?"
Talal wanted to know
5. "I want a sandwich,"
Elena said. Elena said
6. "I'm going to move to Ohio," said Bruce.
Bruce informed me
7. "Did you enjoy your trip?" asked Kim.
Kim asked me
8. Oscar asked, "What are you talking about?"
Oscar asked me
9. Maria asked, "Have you seen my grammar book?"
Maria wanted to know
10. Yuko said, "I don't want to go."
Yuko said
11. Sam asked, "Where is Nadia?"
Sam wanted to know
12. "Can you help me with my report?" asked David.
David asked me ~
13. "I may be late," said Mike.
Mike told me
14. Felix said, "You should work harder."
Felix told me
15. Rosa said, "I have to go downtown."
Rosa said
16. "Why is the sky blue?" my young daughter often asks.
My young daughter often asks me
17. My mother asked, "Why are you tired?"
My mother wondered
18. "I will come to the meeting," said Pedro.
Pedro told me
19. Ms.. Adams just asked Ms. Chang, "Will you be in class tomorrow?"
Ms. Adams wanted to know
20. "The sun rises in the east," said Mr. Clark.
Mr. Clark, an elementary school teacher, explained to his students
21. "Someday we'll be in contact with beings from outer space."
The scientist predicted ...
22. "I think I'll go to the library to study."
Joe said
23. "Does Omar know what he's doing?"
I wondered
****24. "Is what I've heard true?"
I wondered
25. "Sentences with noun clauses are a little complicated."
Olga thinks
EXERCISE 22. Activity: reported speech.
Change
1. What time is it?
2. Can you speak Arabic?
3. Have you seen "SPIDERMAN"?
4. Will you be here tomorrow? Switch roles.
5. What kind of camera do you have?
6. What courses are you taking?
7. Did you finish your assignment?
8.Did you watch TV yesterday?
9. Have you read any good books lately?
10. How do you like living here?
11. May I borrow your dictionary?
12. Where will You be tomorrow around three o'clock?
13. What are you going to do during vacation?
14. Did you go to a party last night?
15. Can I use your pen?
16. How do you like your school?
17. How many people have you met in the last couple of months?
18. Where should I meet you after class?
19. Do you understand what I am saying? Switch role
20. Did you go to class yesterday?
21. Is what you said really true?
22. Is what you want to talk to me about important?
23. How do you know that what you said is true?
24. Where will you go on your next vacation?
EXERCISE 23. Activity: reported speech. (Chart 12-7)
Directions: With books closed, report to the class at least one question you were asked in the previous exercise and who asked it. Use a past verb form in the noun clause.
Example: Roberto asked me if I'd read any good books lately.
EXERCISE 24. Reported speech: verb forms in noun clauses. (Chart 12-7)
Directions: Complete the sentences, using the information in the dialogue. Change the verbs to a past form as appropriate.
1. Fred asked me, "Can we still get tickets to the game?" I said, "I've already bought them."
When Fred asked me if we could still get tickets to the game, I told him that I had already bought them.
2. Mrs. White said," Janice, you have to clean up your room and empty the dishwasher before you leave for the game."
Janice said, "Okay, Mom. I will."
Mrs. White told Janice that she had to clean up her room and empty the dishwasher before she could leave for the game. Janice promised her mom that she would.
3. I asked the ticket seller, "Is the concert going to be rescheduled?" The ticket seller said, "I don't know, Ma'am. I just work here."
When I asked the ticket seller if the concert____________ to be rescheduled, she told me that she_________ and said that she just
__________________there.
4. I asked Boris, "Where will the next chess match take place?" Boris replied.. "It hasn't been decided yet."
When I asked Boris________________ place, he replied that it____________________ yet.
5. I said to Alan.. "I'm very discouraged. I don't think I'll ever speak English well."
Alan said.. "Your English is getting better every day. In another year.. you'll be speaking English with the greatest of ease. "
I complained that I ______________very discouraged. I said that I_______________________
I ever English well. Alan told me that my English__________________ better every day. He assured me that in another year, I_________________ English with the greatest of ease.
ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE 21, p. 254. Reported speech.
4. if I was hungry. 5. (that) she wanted a sandwich. 6. (that) he was going to move to Ohio. 7. whether/if I had enjoyed my trip. 8. what I was talking about. 9. whether/if I had seen her grammar book. 10. (that) she didn't want to go. 11 ~ where Nadia was. 12. Whether/If I could help him with his report. 13. (that) he might be late. 14. (that) I should work harder. 15. (that) she had to go downtown. 16. why the sky is blue. 17. why I was tired. 18. (that) he would come to the meeting.
19. whether/if Ms. Chang would be in class tomorrow / the next day.
20. that the sun rises in the east. 21. (that) someday we would be in contact
with beings from outer space. 22. (that) he thought he would go to the library
to study. 23. whether/if Omar knew what he was doing. 24. whether/if what I had heard was true. 25. that sentences with noun clauses are a little complicated.
EXERCISE 22. Activity: reported speech.
Change
She asked me what time it was.
She asked me if I could speak Arabic.
She asked me if I had seen "SPIDERMAN".
4. Will you be here tomorrow?
She asked me if I would be there the following day
5. What kind of camera do you have?
She asked me what kind of camera I had.
6. What courses are you taking?
She asked me what courses I was taking.
7. Did you finish your assignment?
She asked me if I had finished my assignment
8.Did you watch TV yesterday?
She asked me if I had watched TV the day before
9. Have you read any good books lately?
She asked me if I had read any good books then.
10. How do you like living here?
She asked me how I liked living there.
11. May I borrow your dictionary?
She asked me if she might borrow my dictionary.
12. Where will You be tomorrow around three o'clock?
She asked me where I would be the next day around three o’clock
13. What are you going to do during vacation?
She asked me what I was going to do during vacation.
14. Did you go to a party last night?
She asked me if I had gone to a party the day before.
15. Can I use your pen?
She asked me if she could use my pen.
16. How do you like your school?
She asked me how I liked my school.
17. How many people have you met in the last couple of months?
She asked me how many people I had met in the last couple of months.
18. Where should I meet you after class?
She asked me where she should meet me after class.
19. Do you understand what I am saying? Switch role
She asked me if I understood what she was saying.
20. Did you go to class yesterday?
She asked me if I had gone to class the day before.
21. Is what you said really true?
She asked me if what I said was really true.
22. Is what you want to talk to me about important?
She asked me if what I wanted to talk to her was important.
23. How do you know that what you said is true?
She asked me how I knew that what I had said was true.
24. Where will you go on your next vacation?
She asked me where I would go on my following vacation.
EXERCISE 24, p. 257. Reported speech: verb forms in noun clauses.
3. was going. ..didn't know. ..worked 4. where the chess match would
take. ..hadn't been decided 5. was. ..didn't think. ..would.. .speak. .. was getting. ..would be speaking 6. were. ..might be ...could develop