Bài tập .
Ex 1: Đổi các câu sau thành câu trần thuật 
1.“I have already written that letter,” my friend said. à My friend said
2. Carol said to me, “ I will ask Mr. Harris about that word.” à Carol told
3. He said, “ I don't understand those two lessons at all.” à He said
(that)
4. “I know those girls quite well,” Mary said. à Mary said
5.  Charles said to me, “I have to leave the office before 3.00 p.m.” à
Charles told
6. “Finish the work,” Mr. Johnson said to his secretary . à Mr. Johnson
asked
7. George asked me, “ Can you finish the work by that time? ”
8. Mr. Anderson asked Bill, “How long have you lived here?”
9. “ My entire trip cost me two thousand dollars,” Mr. Brown said
10. “Your health will improve very quickly,” the doctor said to me
Key:
1. My friend said that he had already written that letter.
2. Carol told me that she would ask Mr. Harris about that word.
3. He said that he didn't understand those two lessons at all
4. Mary said that she knew those girls quite well
5. Charles told me that he had to leave the office before 3.00p.m
6. Mr. Johnson told his secretary to finish the work.
7. George asked me if/ whether I could finish the work by that time.
8. Mr. Anderson asked Bill how long he had lived there.
9. Mr. Brown said that his entire trip cost me two thousand dollars.
10.The doctor told me that my health would improve very quickly.

Ex 2: Xác định lỗi sai trong các câu sau
1. Mrs. Amenuelle told to Alice to give her a hand. 

                  A          B                C             D
1. John said the taxi driver to turn left at the first traffic lights. 

             A                         B                 C           D
1. Mary ordered John if he could carry her suitcase, please. 

                 A                     B                 C            D
1. Johnson Nancy Lee asked me if would I like to have dinner with her. 

                 A              BC                D
1. Hoa asked Lan whether did she like sports or not. 

             A                    B            C                          D
1. Bá told to Tuấn if he could ride his bicycle to school. 

             A                       B        C            D
1. Phong asked Peter whether he enjoys reading books or not. 

                                   A            B        C                D
1. Mary promised her boy friend that she would expect to see him next
Wednesday. 

                  A                                                                B              C           D
1. A tourist asked how far was it from Hồ Chí Minh City to Huế. 

          A                 B                C                            D
1. He asked Lan how many people there are in her family. 

                                 A               B          C            D
Key:
1B

2A
3A
4B
5C
6A
7C
8D
9C
10C