3 Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in capitals.

0. We believe that the government has prepared a plan.

HAVE The government is believed to have prepared a plan.

11. We are thinking of getting someone to paint the outside of the house. PAINTED

12. People say that Mrs Turner was having business difficulties. BEEN

13. Your hair needs cutting. GET

14. The police towed away Alan's car. GOT

15. Jill's parents are making her study hard. MADE

4 Rewrite each sentence so that it ends with the word underlined,

0. Another company has taken over our company.Our company has been taken over.

16. We are dealing with your complaint.

17. We have not accounted for all the missing passengers.

18. I must insist that you keep to the rules.

19. We will frown upon any attempts to cheat in the exam.

20. The youngest complained that people were picking on him.

6 Choose the most appropriate word underlined.

0. The busy shopping street was thronged by/withpeople.

21. The price of excursions is included in/with the cost of the holiday.

22. The room was crammed by/with furniture of all descriptions.

23. Two of the climbers were injured by/with falling rocks.

24. The bank was quickly surrounded from/with armed police.

25. The stadium was packed from/with cheering fans.

7 Put a suitable preposition in each space.

0. The tree had been decorated with coloured balls.

26. The answers have been included.................... the book.

27. The victim was struck from behind.................... a heavy object.

28. The house was built................... money that David borrowed from the bank.

29. When the accident happened. Sue was struck.................... flying glass.

30. When I left the casino, my pockets were crammed.................... money.

8. Tick the correct lines or cross out the words which should not be there:

Opening of New Fairdene Sports Centre

The Gulliver Sports Centre, which has been 

completely rebuilt, was been reopened yesterday been

31. by the Minister for Sport. The building it was

32. originally used to as a market, but was sold

33. to Fairdene Council in 1981, and it then converted

34. into a sports hall. Local schools were played football

35. and basketball indoors, and keep fit classes were held

36. there. In 1990 the hall was damaged when by the fire

37. which was broke out in the heating system. The hall

38. could not be used, and remained empty while discussions

39. continued about its future. It was then and decided that

40. the hall would to be rebuilt, and an appeal for money

41. was launched. Two years ago a local businessman offered

42. to pay for the building work, and plans were drawn up.

43. the new hall is includes a swimming pool, running track

44. and other sports facilities which can be used by anyone

45. in the Fairdene area. The Minister was made a speech

in which he congratulated everyone involved.

Unit 8. Reported speech Test Your Grammar

III. Report the following

1. Al Capone: “I’ve been accused of every death except the casualty list of the World War.”

2. Pablo Picasso: “Age only matters when one is ageing. Now that I have arrived at a great age, I might as well be twenty.”

3. Jean-Paul Sartre: “ The world could get along very well without literature; it could get even better without man.”

4. Albert Einstein: “I know why there are so many people who love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees the results.”

5. Groucho Marx: “Please accept my resignation. I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member.”

Points to Think of

I. Read the following sentences paying attention to the elements in bold type and then fill in the chart below

1. Tom invited Ann to come to the party the next day.

2. He remarked that it was not as foggy that day as it had been the day before.

3. She wasn’t sure if that job would give her any chances of promotion.

4. I saw Mary wearing a fantastic new jacket. She explained she had bought that jacket in London three weeks before.

5. I met Jim yesterday. He complained he was very busy at the moment and couldn’t help me.

6. Alison’s mother told us that Alison had been studying for her chemistry test the previous night.

Quoted speech	Reported speech
this, these, that
today, tonight	that day, that night
tomorrow/night, yesterday/night
now	at the moment
two days ago

II. Look at these sentences, paying attention to the usage of tenses and adverbs of time and place. Match the sentences (1-7) with the explanations (a-e)

1. Senator Jones told us that counseling is not an answer for everybody

2. The negotiator said he is still working on the details of a tentative settlement.

3. He proved that intelligent life in the Universe does not exist.

4. An hour ago he said he would come here tonight.

5. The article in the newspaper claimed that the Universe is expanding.

6. He asked me when the earliest train to Manchester leaves.

7. The students had to be explained how the computer works.

1. an existing fact

2. general truth

3. same place and time

4. regular occurrence

5. the reported action is still in progress

III Report the sentences in the right column, paying attention to the usage of modal verbs. Then match the reported sentences with the explanations (a-i).

Quoted speech	Reported speech	Explanations
1) Dot. I can speak French. Kim. I may arrive.		a) shall with a future reference becomes would
2) Ron. I shall speak to him.		b) mustn’t (=prohibition) does not change, or becomes could not”
3) Meg. Shall I speak to him?		c) modal “present becomes “conditional” or past
4) Sam. I must have fainted . Don. I couldn’t have said that. Ned. I needn’t have done that. Lyn. I ought to have helped her.		d)“must” (=necessity in the past) does not change, or becomes “had to”
5) Lee. I should go to the dentist.		e) perfect modal forms do not change.
6) Paul. I must catch an early train. Jill. I must speak to you.		f) should (= it’s advisable) does not change
7) Bill. I must leave tomorrow. Jane. I must work till late.		g) must (=deduction or possibility) does not change
8) Phil. John must be a fool.		h) shall in offers and suggestions becomes should
9) Jean. I mustn’t eat meat. Jeff. They must give up.		i) “must” (= necessity in the future) doesn’t change, or becomes “would have to”

Golden Rules