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E11- REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVES

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The teacher told his students _______________ laughing.

a)

A. would stop

b)

B. to stop

c)

C. stop

d)

D. stopped

2.

Peter asked me did not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

“If I were you, I wouldn’t drink so much wine,” he said.

a)

He encouraged me to drink so much wine.

b)

He told to me not to drink so much wine.

c)

He advised me not to drink so much wine.

d)

He said me not to drink so much wine.

4.

“ I’ll give you a hand, if you like,” said Darian.

a)

Darain advised me to give him a hand, If you liked.

b)

Darain told me to give him a hand if I liked

c)

Darain said me he would give me a hand if I liked

d)

Darain promised to give me a hand, if I liked.

5.

“Get out or I’ll call the police,” said the woman.

a)

The woman threatened to call the police if he didn’t get out.

b)

The woman asked the man to call the police if he didn't get out.

c)

The woman told the man to call the police if he doesn't get out.

d)

The woman advised the man to get out.

6.

“Remember to post my letter on your way,” Wendy said.

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a)

Wendy told me to post my letter on your way.

b)

Wendy reminded me to post her letter on my way.

c)

Wendy asked me to post my letter on your way

d)

Wendy told to me to post her letter on my way.

7.

“Come for inner with us tonight, will you?” Bill said.

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a)

Bill invited me to come for dinner with them tonight

b)

Bill ask me to come for dinner with them that night.

c)

Bill told me to come for dinner with us that night.

d)

Bill invited me to come for dinner with them that night.

8.

“OK, I’ll take you to work in my car, Sue” said Carl.

a)

Carl agreed to take you to work in my car.

b)

Carl agreed Sue to take her to work in his car

c)

Carl agreed to take Sue to work in his car.

d)

Carl agreed to take Sue to work in my car.

9.

He told me "don't forget to lock the door"

-> He _______________to lock the door.

a)

reminded me

b)

said me to

c)

told to me

d)

reminded me not

10.

“You cheated in the exam,” the teacher said to his students.

=> The teacher ____________ cheating in the exam.

a)

accused his students of

b)

advised his students to

c)

prevented his students from

d)

insisted his students on

11.

The group leader prevented his members _______.

a)

to go on

b)

to going on

c)

from going on

d)

going on

12.

“Thank you very much for your help, John” said Daisy

=> Daisy thanked John ___________helping her.

a)

for

b)

to

c)

about

d)

of

13.

Jane suggested going to the cinema.

a)

Jane said, “Let’s go to the cinema, shall we?”

b)

Jane said, “We oughtn’t to go to the cinema.”

c)

Jane said, “I hate going to the cinema.”

d)

Jane said, “Going to the cinema is boring”

14.

“ Don’t touch that flower!” the old lady said to the boy.

=> The old lady ___________ touching that flower.

a)

wanted the boy not

b)

insisted the boy on

c)

warned the boy against

d)

congratulated the boy on not

15.

“ You have just got a promotion, haven’t you? Congratulation!” Peter said to his friend.

a)

Peter dreamed of getting promotion.

b)

Peter told his friend if his friend getting a promotion.

c)

Peter asked his friend on getting a promotion.

d)

Peter congratulated his friend on getting on promotion.

16.

“ I am sorry. I broke the vase,” my little son said.

=> My little son__________ the vase.

a)

said that he was sorry and he would break

b)

refused breaking the vase and said sorry

c)

threatened to break

d)

admitted breaking

17.

“Don’t do it!”

a)

She ask me to not do it.

b)

She told me to not do it.

c)

She asked me do it.

d)

She told me not to do it.

18.

He told me __________ him up at six o'clock.

a)

please pick

b)

to pick

c)

should pick

d)

I can pick

19.

Charlie __________ that his father was in hospital.

a)

asked me

b)

told to me

c)

told me

d)

said me

20.

Choose the word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs correcting.

He advised her thinking about that example again because it needed correcting.

a)

advised

b)

thinking about

c)

again

d)

correcting

21.

“I’m sorry I’m late,’ said Mr. Thanh.

Mr. Thanh apologized _________________.

a)

for being late

b)

to be late

c)

of late

d)

with having late

22.

Choose the word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs correcting.

The patient admitted not to following his doctor's advice.

a)

patient

b)

not to following

c)

his

d)

advice

23.

The coach____________ the boy to kick harder.

a)

refused

b)

encouraged

c)

let

d)

said

24.

"During the storm, do not leave your house!"

-> We were warned _____________ our house during the storm.

a)

against leave

b)

to leave

c)

leaving

d)

not to leave

25.

Mary said to us: "Don't touch the wire".

a)

Mary told us not touching the wire.

b)

Mary told us not to touch the wire.

c)

Mary told us to not touch the wire.