Question

Use the verbs in the brackets to make reported questions/ orders. 1 ‘Can this medicine cure cancer?’ he said. (ask) 2 ‘Don’t lecture all the time!’ Moe said to me. (tell) 3 ‘Where can I buy a sandwich nearby?’ Sue said. (request) 4 ‘When will the operation begin?’ the patient asked. (wonder) 5 ‘Will you use a paper tissue, please?’ he said to us. (tell) 6 ‘Never tell a lie to me!’ Morgan said. (demand) 7 ‘Don’t forget to open the window’ Pauline said to Garry. 8 ‘Let’s have some break before the next meeting’ Mike said. (suggest) 9 ‘Don’t play with the matches!’ Mum cried. (warn) 10 ‘How does this machine work?’ he asked. (wonder)

Answer 1

1 He asked if that medicine could cure cancer.

2 Moe told me not to lecture all the time.

3 Sue requested where could she buy a sandwich.

4 The patient wondered when the operation would begin.

5 He told us to use a paper tissue.

6 Morgan demanded never to tell a lie to her.

7 Pauline said to Garry not to forget to open the window.

8 Mike suggested to have some break before the next meeting.

9 Mum warned not to play with the matches.

10 He wondered how did that machine work.

Answer 2

1. He asked if the medicine could cure cancer.
2. Moe told me not to lecture all the time.
3. Sue requested to know where she could buy a sandwich nearby.
4. The patient wondered when the operation would begin.
5. He told us to use a paper tissue, please.
6. Morgan demanded that I never tell a lie to them.
7. Pauline told Garry not to forget to open the window.
8. Mike suggested having some break before the next meeting.
9. Mum warned not to play with the matches.
10. He wondered how the machine worked.