4.2 Object Clause

50. Say how the object clauses are introduced:

1. I asked him what he wanted of me.

2. Tell me who you were speaking to at that time.

3. I wish I knew where this path leads.

4. I know that you tell the truth.

5. I don’t know how long I’ll stay.

6. I am afraid we’ll be late.

7. I don’t know why you have told me this.

8. What he does, he does well.

9. You may depend on it that he will not repeat his mistake.

10. I don’t know if she will come.

11. We were afraid lest we should be late.

12. I want to know when this happened.

13. The delay was caused by the fact that he was late.

14. Tell me which of these poets you admire most.

51. Change the quoted speech to reported using formal sequence of tenses:

1. She said, “ My sister is a teacher and works at a school.”

2. He said, “ I have finished my work and I am quite free.”

3. He said, “ My car is being repaired and I have to go by bus.”

4. She said, “ I am tired because I have been working hard since morning.”

5. He said, “ I saw my friend yesterday.”

6. He said, ” I was born in 1985.”

7. She said, “ I was not at home when the postman came.”

8. He said, “ I had finished my lessons by five o’clock.”

9. He said, “ I will go to the country if the weather is fine.”

10. She said, “ I will have finished my work when Tom comes.”

11. He said, “ I will be doing my home work at seven o’clock.”

12. He said, “ London is the capital of Great Britain.”

52. Change the direct questions into reported:

1. He asked me, “What is your name? Where do you live?”

2. She asked me, “ How long did it take you to get here?”

3. He asked the girl, “ Have you read this book? Do you like it?”

4. Pete asked me, “What are you going to do when you are free?”

5. Mary asked me, “ When will you come to see me?”

6. I asked Mike, “ Will you see your friends before you leave?”

7. My friend asked me, “ Can you play football? Will you play in our team?”

8. Tom asked me, “ Do you like this theatre? Will you come to the theatre tonight?”

9. John asked his friend, “ What will you be doing when I come to you?”

10. Nick asked me, “ Do you know Peter’s address? Can you give it to me?”

53. Translate into English the following sentences with object clauses:

1. Я не знав, чи він вже повернувся додому, і що він збирається робити тепер.

2. Ти не знаєш, чи він їде з нами в село?

3. Мій друг запитав, де я провів канікули, і чи я задоволений ними.

4. Я не знав, чи він вже пішов на пенсію, чи все ще працює.

5. Я запитав, як довго він працює тут, і чи йому подобається його робота.

6. Мене запитали, що я робитиму, коли закінчу університет.

7. Я сказав, що я ще не вирішив, що я робитиму, коли закінчу університет.

8. Він спитав мене, чи я знаю, де живе Том.

9. Цікаво, чи батьки вже повернулися додому.

10. Я не знав, чи я зможу підготувати доповідь так швидко.

11. Вона не пам’ятала, чи бачила цього чоловіка на вечірці.

12. Мене запитали, чи я багато читаю англійською, і скільки книжок я вже прочитав.

54. Say what moods are used in the object clauses:

1. He ordered that all should take part in this project.

2. The resolution demanded that armaments be reduced and that atomic weapons be prohibited.

3. I wish it were spring all year round.

4. I wish you might stay with us for a whole month.

5. He feared lest he should be mistaken.

6. They were terrified lest the vessel catch fire.

7. He has never asked me if it were so or not.

8. We can’t tell if this be true.

55. Translate into English paying attention to the use of moods in object clauses:

1. Я вимагаю, щоб ви були тут рівно о восьмій.

2. Він наполягав, щоб йому допомогли в роботі.

3. Я пропоную, щоб ми вирушили вечірнім потягом.

4. Він боявся, як би йому не запізнитися на зустріч.

5. Хлопчик боявся, як би йому не загубитися у великому місті.

6. Я боявся, що не здам екзамен.

7. Ми вимагаємо, щоб угоду було підписано негайно.

8. Мені б хотілося (I wish), щоб ти був уважнішим.

9. Шкода (I wish), що ви прийшли так пізно.

10. Мені б хотілося, щоб ти прочитав цю книгу.

11. Я боявся, як би він вже не поїхав до Києва.

12. Мені б хотілося, щоб я застав його дома.

13. Я не розумію, чого це він такий сердитий.

14. Я погодився, щоб ми провели відпустку в місті.