In the living room.

They said, “Will you join us for a game of tennis?” - They invited me to join them

for a game of tennis.

Существует разница в употребление грамматических конструкций после глаголов

to offer и to suggest :

He offered them two tickets to the concert. - Он предложил им два билета в театр.

He offered to help them. - Он предложил помочь им.

He suggested going to the country. - Он предложил поехать за город.

He suggested that they should go to the country. - Он предложил им поехать за город.

Обратите также внимание на передачу следующих конструкций в косвенной речи:

“Let’s play chess”, said Nick. -> Nick suggested playing chess.

“All right”, said Pete. -> Pete agreed.

“Oh, no”, said Mike. -> Mike refused.

Exercise 16. Сhange the sentences as shown in the example.

Example: I won’t tell anybody. (He promised…)

He promised not to tell anybody.

1. I’ll cook supper. (She offered…)

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2. Leave early. (He advised me…)

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3. Please, close the door. (She asked me…)

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4. I’ll stop smoking. (She promised…)

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5. Why don’t we do the shopping today? (He suggested…)

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6. You ought to tell the police. (She advised me…)

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7. Wait outside. (I told her…)

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8. OK, I’ll pay half. (He agreed…)

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9. Park round the corner. (She told me…)

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10. Phone me before nine. (He told… )

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11. We’ll pay for the tickets. (We offered…)

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12. Let’s try somewhere else. (She suggested…)

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Exercise 17. Report the following sentences in Indirect speech.

1. “Don’t sit up late,” said the doctor to Mary.

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2. “Bring me a cup of black coffee”, she said to the waiter.

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3. “Don’t forget to buy some meat in the shop”, said Helen to her husband.

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4. “Please, don’t mention it to anybody”, Mary said to her friend.

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5. “Let’s go to Finland for the winter holidays”, said Kate. “OK, let’s go”.

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6. He said to us: “Come and stay with us for a couple of weeks”.

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7. “Promise to come and see me”, said Jane to Alice.

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8. “I can help you with your luggage, madam”, said a young man to the old lady.

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9. “How about a picnic on Saturday”, said Nick. “I’m afraid, I can’t. I’ll be busy on Saturday”.

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10. “You can walk around the garden until Mr. Burns comes”, said the butler.

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11. “Give me a call as soon as you arrive”, my Granny said to me.

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12. “Take this book back to the library”, said the teacher to the boys.

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13. “Get out of the house immediately. You can’t stay here”, said our father to Mr. Walsh.

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14. “Don’t forget to pack you swimsuit, dear”, said Andrew to his wife.

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15. “You should go on a diet, if you want to lose weight”, the doctor said to Alex.

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16. “ I’ll clean the flat ”, she offered. “All right”, I answered.

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