3. 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 dad 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 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 ifl 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. 77. 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 her mother several times on the previous day but had not

succeeded in getting through. 20.1 asked her if she'd like to borrow the book but she thanked and said that she had already read it and

hadn't liked it very much.

21. He wanted to know if I was going to the dance and suggested that we should make up a party and go together.

22. I told to stop making a fuss about nothing and said she was lucky to have got a seat at all.

23. The clerk in the booking office inquired ifl wanted a single or return ticket. I asked if a return was any cheaper. He said it made no difference.

24. He said I mustn't mind if the first one wasn't any good.

25. I stopped a man the street and asked him to help me with the car. The man asked if it would take long, explaining that he was on his way to catch a train.

Test 10

1. State the kind of the passive constructions in the following sentences.

I. "Where is Frank?" "He is being taken care of." 2.1 had been given a card to the club. 3. Small feet were heard running in the hall. 4. It was decided that their marriage should take place in December.5. None of the boys liked the new teacher, but French got taught.

2. Turn the following active constructions into passive ones.

1. I'm employing a man to tile the bathroom.2. People know that he is armed. 3.You needn't have done this. 4. He likes people to call him 'sir'. 5. Someone is following us. 6. You have to see it to believe it (two passives). 7. We don't allow smoking. 8. They urged the government to create more jobs (two ways).

3. Turn the following sentences into the active voice.

l. This speed limit is to be introduced gradually. 2. Byron is said to have lived on vinegar and potatoes.3. This notice has been altered. 4. Have a lift put and you won't have to climb up all these stairs. 5. He was made to surrender his passport. 6. This rumour must have been started by our opponents.

4. Supply the required passive forms of the verbs in brackets.

1 .Our garden was all weeds, but the one next door (to look after) to perfection. 2. Somewhere from far away in the town came the sound of shots. "Somebody (to kill)", I said. 3. Joe (to try) and (to sentence) to five years in New Caledonia. 4. "Remember I (to pay) by the hour", grumbled the driver. 5. On Friday she (to give) two weeks notice at the Works.

5. Translate into English.

1. Его еще никогда не принимали за англичанина. 2. Вас когда-нибудь учили, как надо себя вести? 3. В футбол играют во всем мире. 4. Я не знал, кому меня представляют. 5. Будет так темно, что меня совсем не будет видно. 6. Это здание было только что снесено, когда мы приехали сюда, и на его месте строили грандиозный монумент. Его до сих пор строят. Боюсь, что его не закончат и к концу века.

Test 11. The passive voice