Review reported speech and adverb clauses

Complete each sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it.

1.       “I left my jacket here yesterday”.

He said that...

• he had leave his jacket here yesterday.

• he had left my jacket here yesterday.

• he left his jacket here yesterday.

• he had left his jacket here yesterday.

Complete each sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it.

2. 2. “Carlin´s new book is the funniest thing I´ve ever read”.

The reviewer wrote that...

• Carlin´s new book was the funniest thing he had ever read.

• Carlin´s new book has been the funniest thing he has ever read.

• Carlin´s new book is the funniest thing the reviewer has ever read.
• Carlin´s new book is the most confusing thing he has ever read.

Complete each sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it.

3. 3. “We won´t eat the lunch now, but we may have it for tomorrow”.

She said that...

• she is not eating her lunch until tomorrow moring

• they aren´t going to eat their lunch today, however tomorrow they will eat it.

• they wouldn´t eat the lunch then, but that they might have it the next day

• they are not eating their lunch today, but tomorrow they will eat it.

Complete each sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it.

1.       “You should take as much water as you can carry”.

He advised us that...

• we had to bring as much water as we could

• We should take as much water as we could carry

• We should take as much water as we can carry

• We should take as much water as we must carry

Complete each sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it. 

  “I must get something to eat or I´ll faint”.

You told me that...

• I must get something to eat or I would faint.

• I had to get something to eat or I will faint.

• you needed to get something to eat or you were going to faint.

• I needed to get something to eat or I was going to faint.

Complete each sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it.

“Demand for new computers in the UK is declining”.

CompCo is reporting that...

• Demand for new computers in the UK is being on the decline

• Demand for new computers in the UK was declining.

• Demand for new computers in the UK is declining.

• Demand for new computers in the UK is been declining.

Complete each sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it.

1.       “Shall I get rid of these old bottles in the cupboard?”.

She asked if...

• she should get rid of those old bottles in the cupboard

• she needs to get rid of those bottles in the cupboard

• she shall get rid of those bottles in the cupboard

• she had to get rid of those bottles in the cupboard

Complete this text with appropriate forms of these reporting verbs. Pay attention to the tense of the verb.

Ask / Beg/ Explain/ Mention/ Shout/ Talk/ Tell/ Think/ wonder/ Claim

 

I was in the Arctic last summer to photograph foxes, but I had been having no luck. I was on my way home when I saw a construction engineer called Malcolm Davidson waving and (1) ___________ to me as I drove by. We had met the previous weekend and he (2) ________ some areas further north where I might find foxes. I (3) ________ why he was trying to stop me there. I pulled over and got out to (4) __________ to him. He (5) ________ if I was still looking for foxes.

We walked over to what was left of some old rusty cars by the side of the road. I looked down and saw three little foxes sleeping beside a broken car door. He (6) __________ me that he would have to catch them all and move them away from there. It was his next construction site, he (7) ________. “I´m afraid that when we (8) __________ that we are “developing” or “improving” an area, we don´t always make things better for wild animals.”

 

“Let me got my camera and take some photos before you do anything” I  (9) _____________ him. I ran to get my camera. I do hope they´ll survive I (10) _______ to myself.

That afternoon I used up all the film I had while the young foxes played among old cars. 

Make a reduced adverb clause. Remember that you can reduce a clause when the subject of the main clause is the same as in the subordinate clause. 

1.       Because it was barking loudly, the dog scared us.

• The dog scared us because it is barking loudly

• The dog scared us because it was barking loudly

• Barking loudly, the dog scared us.

• Since the dog was barking, it scared us.

Answer explanation

Reduced adverb clauses are formed when the subject of the main and subordinate clause is the same. Most of the times we have to use a participle (ing).

1. When he looked outside, he saw the police car.

2. (REDUCED ADVERB CLAUSE)

3. Looking outside, he saw the police car.

Make a reduced adverb clause. Remember that you can reduce a clause when the subject of the main clause is the same as in the subordinate clause. 

1.       London´s commuters displayed remarkable patience while they waited in line for buses.

• London´s commuters displayed remarkable patience while waiting in line for buses.

• London´s commuters displayed remarkable patience while waited in line for buses.

• London´s commuters displayed remarkable patience so as to wait in line for buses.

• London´s commuters displayed remarkable patience because they had to wait in line for buses.

Answer explanation

Reduced adverb clauses are formed when the subject of the main and subordinate clause is the same. Most of the times we have to use a participle (ing).

1. When he looked outside, he saw the police car.

2. (REDUCED ADVERB CLAUSE)

3. Looking outside, he saw the police car.