Exercise 13

She told us to help ourselves to the apples in the basket.

• She offered us some apples in return for our help.

• She let us have as many apples as we wanted. .

• She wanted our help to pick the apples and put them in a basket.

• She wanted us to do all the work ourselves. .

That library book must be returned within one week.

• The book was brought back last week.          

• The book should have been returned a week ago.

• The book hl1S already been borrowed for a week.

• The book can't be kept longer than a week.

As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.

• He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.         

• He waved his hand at the same time as she did.

• He waved his hand and at once she turned away.

• . She turned away because he waved his hand too

'You broke my glasses,' said the woman to me.

• The woman insisted on breaking her glasses.

• The woman advised me to break her glasses.

• The woman told me to break her glasses.

• The woman blamed me for having broken her glasses.

The family find it difficult to manage on the money they have.

• It's difficult for the family to get by on the money they have.

• It is difficult for them to earn money.

• The family could manage on the money they have.

• The family managed to earn enough money to live.

'You're always making terrible mistakes,' said the teacher.

• The teacher complained about his students making terrible mistakes.

• The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes.

• The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes.

• The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes.

Each of you may have one piece of candy,’ Mrs. Jones said to the children.

• Mrs. Jones advised the children to have one piece of candy.

• Mrs. Jones asked each of the children to have one piece of candy.

• Mrs. Jones allowed each of the children to have one piece of candy.

• Mrs. Jones reminded the children to have one piece of candy.

'Would you mind if I brought a friend to the party?' said Peter.

• Peter wanted me to bring my friend to his party.

• Peter encouraged me to bring my friend to the party.

• Peter asked for permission to bring his friend to the party.

• Peter promised to bring a friend to the party.

'Don't be so disappointed Jane. You can take the driving test again,' said Helen.

• Helen told Jane not to be disappointed and take the driving test again.

• Helen asked Jane not to be disappointed and offered her another driving test.

• Helen warned Jane not to be di3appointed' in order to take the driving test again.

• Helen encouraged Jane to take the driving test again.

'Let's break for lunch,' said Mathew

• Mathew wanted to break for lunch.

• Mathew insisted on breaking for lunch.

• Mathew suggested breaking for lunch.

• Mathew offered us a break for lunch.