TEST 23 Reported speech (Units 132-136)

Test 23A

Some of these sentences are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If the sentence is correct, put a tick (/). If it is incorrect, cross the unnecessary word out of

1Do you know me what time the coach leaves?

2Robert wanted to know if did the price included breakfast.

3Anna insisted on showing us her photos.

4Someone asked us whether that we had eaten lunch.

5Nancy told me she had started the job the week before.

6Nigel said me he wanted to come with us.

7My friend said she did liked her new flat.

8Martin asked us for not to wake the baby.

Test 23 B

Test 23C

Read the news report and write the missing words. Use one word only in each space. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.

Police have warned people (►) to watch out for two men who have tricked their way into an old woman's home and stolen money. The men called on Mrs Iris Raine and said (1)…………………….. ...werefromthe water company and wanted to check (2) ...........…………… ... her water was OK.

They asked if (3) ……………………… would mind letting them into her house. The woman didn't ask (4) ...............................see their identity cards.

She said she (5) …………………….. . know about any problem with the water.

The men explained that they (6)………………………… just discovered the problem but that it was very simple and (7) ………………………… take long to check. The woman asked (8)…………………………the

service was free, and they said yes. They (9)………………………… to know where the water tank was. While one man ran water in the kitchen, the other went upstairs and took several hundred pounds from a drawer in a bedroom. The men then left saying that they would return the (10) ………………………. day to have another look.

Test 23D

Complete each sentence by reporting what was said to you yesterday.

Use said and change the tense in the reported speech.

►Polly: I'm really tired.

When I saw Polly yesterday, she said she was really tired.

1Tessa: I feel quite excited. When I saw Tessa yesterday, .

2Nigel: I can't remember the code word. When I saw Nigel yesterday,

3Robert: I won't be at the next meeting. When I saw Robert yesterday,

4The twins: We've got a problem. When I saw the twins yesterday,

5Michelle: I've been swimming. When I saw Michelle yesterday,

6Your friends: We would like to be in the show. When I saw my friends yesterday,

7Adrian: I don't need any help. When I saw Adrian yesterday, .

8Susan: My sister is coming to see me. When I saw Susan yesterday,

Test23E

Report the sentences. They were all spoken last week. Use the verbs in brackets.

?Anna to Janet: Don't forget to sign the form, (remind)

Anna reminded Janet to sign the form.

?Robert: What time will the office close this evening? (ask)

Robert asked what time the office would close that evening.

1A policeman to Christopher: Stop shouting, (tell)

2Tessa: It was me. I ate all the cake yesterday, (admit)

3Adrian: I'm sorry I was rude, (apologize)

4Simon to Susan: Would you like to join me for lunch? (invite)

5Martin to Nancy: Did someone ring you an hour ago? (ask)

6Peter: I really must leave, (insist)

137 Relative clauses with who, which and that

A Introduction

Emma: / saw Natalie the other day.

Melanie: Natalie? The girl who plays the piano?

Emma: No, that's Natasha. Natalie is the student who dropped out of college, the one who never did any studying. She's working in Davidson's now, the shop that sells very expensive clothes.

The relative clauses in this conversation identify which person or thing we are talking about. The clause who plays the piano tells us which girl Melanie means. The clause that sells very expensive clothes tells us which shop Emma means.

Sometimes we can use an adjective or a phrase to identify someone or something.

B Who, which and that

The relative pronouns who, which and that go after the noun and at the beginning of the relative clause.

Who refers to people.

Nick is the man who owns that enormous dog. I don't like people who tell jokes all the time. The little girl who sat next to me on the coach ate sweets the whole way.

Sarah is pretty annoyed with the person who stole her mobile phone. We can also use that, but it is less usual.

Jake is the man that plays the guitar.

The woman that lived here before us is a romantic novelist.

That and which refer to things. That is more usual than which, especially in conversation.

The car that won the race looked very futuristic, didn't it? They've recaptured all the animals that escaped from the zoo. The children saw the actual spacecraft that landed on the moon.

Which can be a little formal.

There are several restaurants which do Sunday lunches. Is

Zedco the company which was taken over last year?

We do not use another pronoun like he or it with the relative pronoun.

NOT the-man whohe owns-that-enormouts-dog NOT the-actual spacecraft that it landed on the moon

In all these sentences who, which and that are the subject of the relative clause.

For who, which and that as object, see Units f 38 and f 39.

137 Exercises

1 Identifying (A)

Look at the information and identify which one is meant.

Use the shortest way of identifying where possible, e.g. the tall boy, not the boy who is tall.

1the young man (he is at the door)

2the man (he plays his stereo at night)

3the woman (she is very thin)

4the girl (she has green eyes)

5the young woman (she is in the office)

6the man (he drives a taxi)

7 the young man (he is smart) .....................

8 the student (she failed all her exams)

2 Who, which and that (B)

Complete the conversation. Put in who, which or that. There is always more than one possible answer.

3 Relative clauses (A-B)

Combine the information to make news items. Make the sentence in brackets

into a relative clause with who or which. Start each sentence with the, e.g. The man ...

►A man has gone to prison. (He shot two policemen.)

The man who shot two policemen has gone to prison.

1A bomb caused a lot of damage. (It went off this morning.)

2A scientist has won the Nobel Prize. (He discovered a new planet.)

3A footballer has been banned from playing again. (He took drugs.)

4A little girl has been found safe and well. (She had been missing since Tuesday.)

5A company has laid off thousands of workers. (It owns Greenway Supermarkets.)

6An old lady now wants to swim the English Channel. (She did a parachute jump.)