GRADE 8/9 - REPORTED SPEECH 1

Rewrite reported speech (chỉ viết phần còn thiếu)

“You should check your blood pressure regularly, Mr. Black”

Dr Newman advised __________________.

Choose the correct option: Charlie said, "I'm thinking of going to live in Canada".

• Charlie said that I was thinking of going to live in Canada.

• Charlie said that he were thinking of going to live in Canada.

• Charlie said that he was thinking of going to live in Canada.

• Charlie said that he is thinking of going to live in Canada.

Choose the correct option

“ You have stolen my bike yesterday” the boy said to his friend.

          -> The boy _____ his friend _____ having stolen his bike the day before.

• accused ... of

• blamed ... of

• accused ... for

• insisted ... on

What is the mistake?

Sue commented that her parents had been to Italy last summer.

• commented

• had been

• last summer

• to

Find and correct the mistake

My teacher congratulated me about winning the quiz show.

What's the direct speech of this sentence?

The man dreamed of having more money.

• “I want to have more money” the man said.

• “He wants to have more money” the man said.

• “I'd rather to have more money” the man said.

• “I want to have more money” the man says.

Choose the correct option

He said, "Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow”.

• He said that Nora and Jim are getting married the next day.

• He said that Nora and Jim were getting married tomorrow.

• He said that Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow.

• He said that Nora and Jim were getting married the next day.

Choose the correct option

Charlie said, "I've been playing tennis a lot recently."

• Charlie said that I've been playing tennis recently.

• Charlie said that he has been playing tennis recently.

• Charlie said that he had been playing tennis recently.

• Charlie said that I had been playing tennis recently.

Choose the correct option

“It’s very kind of you to show me the way” , the stranger said to the little girl.

            

•   The stranger thanked the little girl of showing him the way.

• The stranger thanks the little girl for showing him the way.

• The stranger thanked the little girl for showing him the way.

• The stranger thanked the little girl to show him the way.

Use word given to rewrite the sentence into direct speech:

Dan’s sister refused to do the washing up for him. (won't)

=> Dan's sister said, "I _________________"