Reported Speech and Reporting Verbs

Hãy chuyển câu sau sang gián tiếp: She said, 'I am going to the party.'

• She said that she was going to the party.

• She said that she is going to the party.

• She said that she goes to the party.

• She said that she will go to the party.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'She said that she was going to the party.' because the reported speech requires a change in tense from present to past.

Sử dụng đúng reporting verb trong câu sau: He ______ me that he was busy.

• say

• told

• spoke

• asked

Answer explanation

The correct reporting verb to use in this sentence is 'told' as it is the past form of 'tell' and fits the sentence structure correctly.

Chuyển câu sau sang gián tiếp: 'I will call you later,' she said.

• She said that she would call later.

• She said that she would call later soon.

• She said that she will call later, she said.

• She said that she will call later.

Answer explanation

The correct choice changes 'will' to 'would' in reported speech, making it 'She said that she would call later.'

Sử dụng đúng reporting verb trong câu sau: She ______ that she was happy with the results.

• said

• announced

• expressed

• told

Answer explanation

Choose 'said' as the correct reporting verb to maintain accuracy and clarity in the sentence.

Nhận biết câu trực tiếp cho câu sau: John told Mary, 'I will help you.'

• Mary said, 'I will help you.'

• John told Mary

• Mary told John

• John told Peter

Answer explanation

To identify the direct speech, look for the exact words spoken by the person. In this case, John told Mary, 'I will help you,' so the correct choice is 'John told Mary.'

Chuyển câu sau sang gián tiếp: 'Don't worry,' he said to me.

• He said me to not worry.

• He told me to worry.

• He said me not to worry.

• He told me not to worry.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'He told me not to worry.' because the original statement is being reported indirectly, and 'told' is the appropriate reporting verb for this context.

Sử dụng đúng reporting verb: trong câu sau: She ______ me to be careful.

• told

• asked

• instructed

• said

Answer explanation

Choose 'told' as the correct reporting verb to match the sentence structure

Chuyển câu sau sang gián tiếp: 'I have finished my homework,' he said.

• He said that he finished his homework.

• He said that he has finished his homework.

• He said that he will finish his homework.

• He said that he had finished his homework.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'He said that he had finished his homework.' because the reported speech requires backshifting of the verb tense.

Nhận biết câu trực tiếp cho câu sau: Sarah said, 'I love this song.'

• Sarah said, 'I hate this song.'

• 'I love this song.'

• Sarah said, 'I don't care about this song.'

• Sarah said, 'I'm indifferent to this song.'

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'I love this song.' as it is the direct quote from Sarah, indicating her feelings towards the song.

Sử dụng đúng reporting verb: 'say' trong câu sau: He ______ that he would be late.

• spoke

• announced

• told

• said

Answer explanation

The correct reporting verb to use in this sentence is 'said' as it directly quotes what the person expressed.