Full name : ____________________ Date : Nov 9th 2011

REPORTED SPEECH
STATEMENTS IN REPORTED SPEECH
EXCERCISES

1. Nam said “I am told to be at school before 7 o’clock”
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2. Thu said “All the students will have a meeting next week”
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3. Phong said “My parents are very proud of my good marks”
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4. The teacher said “All the homework must be done carefully”
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5. Her father said to her “You can go to the movie with your friend”
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6. Hoa said “I may visit my parents in the summer”
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7. The teacher said “We can collect old book for the poor students”
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8. She said “She doesn’t buy this book”
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9. The boys said “We have to try our best to win the match”
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10. Her classmate said “Lan is the most intelligent girl in our class”
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11. They told us “Our friends will get the award for their highest scores”
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12. He said “I will go to school by bus tomorrow”
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13. Phong said “I need to learn more vocabulary”
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14. His brother told him “You can use my computer today”
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15. Mai said “I cannot go to the movies with you, Nam”
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16.”I must go home to make the dinner”,said Mary.
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17.”This story happened long ago”he said.
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18. The porter said to me, "I`ll wake you up, when the train arrives in Leeds."
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19. My wife said to me: "While you are away, I`ll do the packing."
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20. "After he leaves hospital, they`ll take him to the South," the doctor said.
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21. "They`ll wait for the fisherman to return until it gets dark," the local man explained to me.
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22. As soon as I hear from him, I`ll let you know," my neighbour said to me.
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23. I’ll live in town till my husband returns from the expedition and when he returns, we`ll go to
the seaside together," she said.
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24. "I hope they will have taken a decision by the end of the meeting," she remarked.
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25. Father said: "The taxi is coming now.
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26. Helen said, "I think I`ll have to find a better job. I can`t make both ends meet."
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27. Mr Brown said to his wife, "I don`t feel like going out this evening.”
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28. “It`s raining too hard to go out. We must stay home tonight and watch TV instead." John said.
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29. Max said: “Frank often reads these books”.
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30. Jean said: “The boss must sign this letter”.
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