Reported Speech Special introductory verbs Quiz

1 “Are sea levels going to continue to rise?” asked Danny.

“Turn off the lights before you go out,” she said to me.

“Don’t drop litter in the park,” the man said to the children.

“You can’t go out today,” said Mum to Paul.

          Mum ............................................................ .

• forbade Paul to go out that day

• told Paul to go out that day

• forbade to go Paul out that day

• told Paul to not go out that day

“Please, please, help me clean up the mess,” said Mark to Mona.

          Mark........................................................ .

• beged Mona to help him clean up the mess.

• begged Mona to help him clean up the mess.

• asked Mona to help him clean up the mess.

• asked Mona that she help him clean up the mess.

“I’m sorry I didn’t help you earlier,” said Barry’s friend.

          Barry’s friend ..........................................

• apologised that he not helping him earlier.

• complained for not helping him earlier.

• apologised for not helping him earlier.

• complained about not helping him earlier.

“I’ll help you clean up the beach,” said Julie.

• Julie said (that) she would help me clean up the beach.

• Julie offered to help me clean up the beach.

• Julie said (that) she should help me clean up the beach.

• Julie suggested to help me clean up the beach.

“You should take an umbrella with you,” my mum said.

• My mum said (that) I should take an umbrella with me.

• My mum said (that) I should have taken an umbrella with me.

He said, "You needn't come to work on Friday."

“Don't forget to water the plants,” said Sarah to her brother.

          Sarah ............................................................ .

• reminded her brother to water the plants.

• asked her brother to water the plants.

• forbade her brother to water the plants.

• instructed her brother to water the plants.