English : DIRECT and INDIRECT SPEECH

CHANGE THE DIRECT SPEECH INTO INDIRECT SPEECH

1.      Sang said, "I have already written a letter to my family in Thailand."

a.       Sang said that he had already written a letter to his family in Thailand.

b.      Sang said that he wrote a letter to his family in Thailand.

c.       Sang said that he was writing a letter to his family in Thailand.

d.      Sang said that he will write a letter to his family in Thailand.

2.      Olena said, "I will ask the teacher to explain the differences between quoted and reported speech."

a.       Olena said that she would ask the teacher to explain the differences between quoted and reported speech.

b.      Olena said that she will ask the teacher to explain the differences between quoted and reported speech.

c.       Olena said that she was going to ask the teacher to explain the differences between quoted and reported speech.

d.      Olena said that she had asked the teacher to explain the differences between quoted and reported speech.

3.      Baruch said, "I might teach ESL 843 next semester."

a.       Baruch said that he is going to teach ESL 843 next semester.

b.      Baruch said that he will teach ESL 843 next semester.

c.       Baruch said that he might teach ESL 843 next semester.

d.      Baruch said that he could teach ESL 843 next semester.

4.      Samira asked me, "May I borrow your English dictionary?"

a.       Samira asked me if she may borrow my English dictionary.

b.      Samira asked me if she could borrow my English dictionary.

c.       Samira asked me if I could borrow her English dictionary.

d.      Samira asked me if I had borrowed her English dictionary.

5.      Mr. Bascomb said, "Don't vote for Otis because he doesn't want to build factories!"

a.       Mr. Bascomb said not to vote for Otis because he doesn't want to build factories.

b.      Mr. Bascomb asked us to don't vote for Otis because he doesn't want to build factories.

c.       Mr. Bascomb told to us not to vote for Otis because he is not wanting to build factories.

d.      Mr. Bascomb said to us to don't vote for Otis because he had not wanted to build factories.

6.      The teacher said, "Don't come to school on Monday because it is a holiday!"

a.       The teacher asked to us to don't come to school on Monday because it is a holiday.

b.      The teacher asked if we were coming to school on Monday because it is a holiday.

c.       The teacher told to us don't come to school on Monday because it is a holiday.

d.      The teacher told us not to come to school on Monday because it is a holiday.

7.      Monica Cheng asked Roeun, "Are you going to visit Cambodia?"

a.       Monica Cheng asked Roeun if he is going to visit Cambodia.

b.      Monica Cheng asked Roeun if he had visited Cambodia.

c.       Monica Cheng asked Roeun if he had gone to Cambodia.

d.      Monica Cheng asked Roeun if he was going to visit Cambodia.

8.      Harold said, "Don't bring sodas near the computers!"

a.       Harold told us not to bring sodas near the computers.

b.      Harold asked us if we were bringing sodas near the computers.

c.       Harold told to us that we had bringed sodas near the computers

d.      Harold said to bring sodas near the computers.

9.      Gabriela said, "I can't possibly finish my work by five o'clock."

a.       Gabriela said that she can't possibly finish her work by five o'clock.

b.      Gabriela said that she won't possibly finish her work by five o'clock.

c.       Gabriela said that she couldn't possibly finish her work by five o'clock.

d.      Gabriela said that she hadn't been able to possibly finish her work by five o'clock.

10.  Truc said, "I went to Vietnam to visit my family."

a.       Truc said that she went to Vietnam to visit her family.

b.      Truc said that she had gone to Vietnam to visit her family.

c.       Truc said that she is going to Vietnam to visit her family.

d.      Truc said that she was going to Vietnam to visit her family.