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Direct and Indirect Speech

Direct and Indirect Speech

Date: Nov 09 2007

Topic: Grammar

Author: RaneeConstantine

Lesson

Choose the Best Answer! 

1.   The manager asked me to type a document for him.

      Change the Indirect Speech into a Direct Speech!

a.       “Typed a document for me”, the manager asked me.

b.      The manager asked, “You to type a document for me.”

c.       “Type a document, please”, asked the manager to me.

d.      The manager asked, “Please, type a document to me.”

e.       The manager asked me, “Type a document for me, please.”

 

2.   “Did your sister come home late last night?” asked my friend.

      Change into a Direct Speech!

a.       My friend asked me whether my sister had come home late the previous night.

b.      My friend said to me that my sister had come home late the night before.

c.       My friend said that my sister had come home late the previous night.

d.      My friend asked that my sister had come home late the night before.

e.       My friend asked me if my sister came home late the night before.

 

3.   Change the Direct Speech into Indirect Speech!

      The doctor told me, “Don’t smoke.”

a.       The doctor told me that I don’t smoke.

b.      The doctor told me to don’t smoke.

c.       The doctor told me not to smoke.

d.      The doctor told me to not smoke.

e.       The doctor told me to smoke.

 4.   Change the following sentence into a direct form!

      My brother said that he would like to take a nap.

a.       “He would like to take a nap,” said my brother.

b.      My brother said,” He would like to take a nap.”

c.       “I would like to take a nap,” said my brother.

d.      My brother said, “I would to take a nap.”

e.       My brother said, “I like to take a nap.”

 

5.   “She has not prepared her thesis,” said Tony.

      Change the sentence into Indirect Speech!

a.       Tony asked whether she had not prepared her thesis.

b.      Tony said that she had not prepared her thesis.

c.       Tony said that she doesn’t prepare her thesis.

d.      Tony said that she did not prepare her thesis.

e.       Tony said if she has not prepared her thesis.

 

The Answers: (E), (A), (C), (C), (B)

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aesfre

aesfre

Brazil

That lesson really helped me! thanks a lot!

 

04:25 PM Oct 13 2010 |

RaneeConstantine

Indonesia

You're welcome!

Nice to know that you are helped by this.

Enjoy your day! Thanks.-

05:37 AM Jul 24 2009 |

beb1594

beb1594

Philippines

thank you.your website is so helpful…

 

09:11 AM Jul 22 2009 |

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