Reported speech

“You’d better stay at home during this time” he said to Lan.

 

• He ordered Lan to stay at home during that time.

• He warmed Lan against staying at home during that time.

• He advised Lan to stay at home during that time.

• He thanked Lan for staying at home during that time.

“Shall I help you do the dishes, Carlo?” said Robert.

  

• Robert suggested helping Carlo with the dishes.

• Robert suggested to help Carlo do the dishes.

• Robert offered Carlo to help do the dishes.

• Robert offered to help Carlo do the dishes.

“How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!” Peter said to Mary.

• Peter promised to buy Mary a beautiful dress.

• Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress.

• Peter asked Mary how she had just bought her beautiful dress.

• Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress.

“You did not tell the truth, Lucy!” said Nick.

• Nick warned Lucy not to tell the truth.

• Nick criticized Lucy for not telling the truth.

• Nick accused Lucy of telling the truth.

• Nick decided that Lucy was to blame for telling the truth.

“I agree that I am narrow-minded, “said the manager.

    

• The manager denied being narrow-minded.

• The manager admitted being narrow-minded.

• The manager refused to be narrow-minded.

• The manager promised to be narrow-minded.

Peter said “I wish I hadn't lent him some money.”

    

• Peter regretted lending him some money.

• Peter thanked him for lending him some money.

• Peter wished not to lend him some money.

• Peter suggested not lending him some money.

“No, it’s not true. I didn’t steal the money!” Jean said.

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     B.

     C.

• Jean admitted stealing the money.

• Jean refused to steal the money.

• Jean did not intend to steal the money.

      

• Jean denied having stolen the money.

“Why don't you talk to her face-to-face?” asked Bill.

• Bill suggested that I should talk to her face-to-face.

• Bill advised that I could talk to her face-to-face.

• Bill asked me why I hadn’t talked to her face-to-face.

• Bill wondered why I don't talk to her face-to-face.

“You damaged my laptop, Tom!” said John.

    

• John accused with Tom to have damaged his laptop.

• John accused Tom of damaging his laptop.

• John accused Tom to damage his laptop.

• John accused to Tom for damaging his laptop.

“Stop smoking or you'll be ill,” the doctor told me.

• The doctor advised me to give up smoking to avoid illness.

• The doctor suggested smoking to treat illness.

• I was warned against smoking a lot of cigarettes.

• I was ordered not to smoke to recover from illness.