What inspires you? - Grammar Review

Complete the following sentence:

He was ____ a curious boy____ he was always making questions

• so... that

• so that

• such... that

• in order to

Complete the following sentence:

I was saving some money ______ I could travel with my friends

• so...that

• such...that

• so that

• in order to

Complete the following sentence with will or would:

We _____ study for our exam this week

Transform this quote into reported speech

Natalia: I don't want to watch "Sinister" because I'm afraid of horror movies

Complete the following sentence with will or would

I ______ get another job if things are still the same in January.

Which ones of the following options are written in reported speech?

• I wish I could stay a bit longer

• The doctor told her she should get some rest

• He doesn't know how to cook

• I will finish this project later

• He said that he wanted to become a better person

Why do we use reported speech?

• For informal conversations.

• To communicate what others said with their exact same words.

• To sound fancy in formal conversations.

• To communicate what others said in the past without their exact same words.

Complete the following sentence:

She made a lot of calls ______ get a reservation in their favorite restaurant.

• in order to

• so that

• so... that

• such... that

Complete the following reported speech:

They told me that she _____ late that day

We use "such...that" when...

• we have a clause starting with a subject

• we have an adjective+noun

• we have a clause starting with a verb

• we only have an adjective