Reported Questions:

Direct speech	Reported speech
General Questions: “Do you like classical music?” he asked.	He asked me if /whether I liked classical music.
Special Questions: “Why do you want to leave your job?’ she asked.	She asked me why I wanted to leave my job.

Exercises:

1 Report these questions:

1 'What country do you come from?' said Bill.

2 'How long have you been here?' said Ann.

3 'Are you working as well as studying?' asked Peter.

4 'Have you got a work permit?' Bill wanted to know.

5 'What are you going to study?' asked Ann.

6 'Have you enrolled for more than one class?' said Peter.

7 'Do you want to buy any second-hand books?' said Bill.

8 'Have you seen the library?' asked Ann.

9 'Do you play rugby?' said Peter.

10 'Will you have time to play regularly?' he went on.

11 'Did you play for your school team?' said Bill.

12 'Are you interested in acting?' asked Ann.

13 'Would you like to join our Drama Group?' she said.

14 'What do you think of the canteen coffee?' asked Peter.

2 Translate from Russian into English:

1 мы спросили его сколько ,ет он был в Москве.

2 Мама спросила куда пошли дети.

3 Анна спросила останется ли Павел на вечеринке.

4 Подруга Алисы спросила удалось ли ей купить билеты.

5 Мой друг спросил поеду ли я в Минск.

6 Мой друг спросил когда я поеду в Минск.

7 Новый директор спросил как много детей в школе.

8 Анна спросила интересуюсь ли я музыкой.

Reported Commands/Requests/Instructions::

Direct speech	Reported speech
Positive : Commands/Requests/Instructions “Stop the car” he asked. “Will you open the window, please” I asked Ann	He asked me to stop the car. I asked Ann to open the window
Negative Commands/Requests/Instructions: “Don’t make noise’ she asked.	She asked me not to make noise.

Exercises:

1 Indirect commands, requests, etc. are normally expressed by tell, order, ask, beg, advise, remind, warn, etc., with the person addressed and the infinitive. Change the following direct commands into indirect commands:

1 'Switch off the TV,' he said to her.

2 'Shut the door, Tom,' she said.

3 'Lend me your pen for a moment,' I said to Mary.

4 'Don't watch late-night horror movies,' I warned them.

5 'Don't believe everything you hear,' he warned me.

6 'Please fill up this form,' the secretary said.

7 'Don't hurry,' I said.

8 'Don't touch that switch, Mary,' I said.

9 'Open the safe!' the raiders ordered the bank clerk.

10 'Please do as I say,' he begged me.

11 'Help your mother, Peter,' Mr. Pitt said.

12 'Don't make too much noise, children,' he said.

13 'Do whatever you like,' she said to us.

14 'Don't miss your train,' she warned them.

15 'Read it before you sign it,' he said to his client.

16 'Do sing it again,' he said.

17 'Don't put your hands near the bars,' the zoo keeper warned us.

18 'Buy a new car,' I advised him.

19 'Don't drive too fast,' she begged him.

20. 'Don't lean your bicycles against my windows, boys,' said the shopkeeper.

2 Translate from Russian into English:

1 Она попросила принести чашечку кофе.

2 Мой друг посоветовал нам сходить в кино.

3 Студенты попросили профессора показать им их курсовые работы.

4 Она сказала ему придти в 5 часов.

5 Доктор посоветовал ему бросить курить.

6 Директор попросил секретаря напечатаь отчет.

7 Мама сказала не еть конфеты перед обедом.

8 Библиотекарь сказала не выносить книги из читального зала.

2. Put the following into direct speech with the appropriate punctuation.

1 She asked if he'd like to go to the concert and I said that I was sure she would.

2 She told me to look where I was going as the road was full of holes and was very badly lit.

3 They said that while they were bathing they saw someone examining their clothes,

4 I asked if she had looked everywhere and she said that she had.

5 He suggested giving her a bottle of wine.

6 He said that the new carpet had arrived and asked where he was to put it.

7 He said that two days previously an enormous load of firewood had been dumped at his front gate and that since then he hadn't been able to get his car out.

8 They offered me some more wine and I accepted.

9 He said that if I found the front door locked I was to go round to the back.

10 She asked the burglars who they were and who had let them in. They told her to sit down and keep quiet unless she wanted to get hurt.

11 He asked what the weather had been like during my holiday and I said that it had been awful.

12 He suggested going down to the harbour and seeing if they could hire a boat.

13 He said that if I didn't like escalators I could go up the emergency staircase. I thanked him and said that I would do that.

14 He suggested that Tom and I should go ahead and get the tickets.

15 He said that he thought my electric iron was unsafe and advised me to have it seen to.

16 He said that if war broke out he would have to leave the country at once.

17 I asked him if he had enjoyed house-hunting and he said that he hadn't.

18 She said that she was surprised to see that the grandfather clock had stopped and asked

if anyone had been fiddling with it.

19 She said that she had tried to ring up her mother several times on the previous day but

had not succeeded in getting through.

20 I asked her if she'd like to borrow the book but she thanked me and said that she had

already read it and hadn't liked it very much.