Question

Match the sentences (1-10) to the correct reporting verb (a-j). Then rewrite the sentences in reported speech . 1. “I didn’t break the window!” Martha said. 2. “Why don’t we grow our own vegetables?” Dad said to us. 3.“Don’t forget to pick your sister up from school,” Mum said to me. 4.“Please, please don’t tell anyone,” Collins said to me. 5.“You really must come with us,” they said to us. 6.“Don’t leave your car unlocked,” the policeman said to us. 7.“Yes, I’ll help you to pick up the litter,” Josh told me. 8.She asked herself, “How did the burglars get in?” 9.“You mustn’t go inside the old castle,” he said to us. 10.“No, I won’t help you,” she said to us. a remind b agree c forbid d suggest e warn f wonder g refuse h deny i insist j beg

Answer 1

Ответ:

Martha denied breaking the window.

Dad suggested growing our own vegetables to us.

Mum reminded me not to forget to pick my sister up from school.

Collins pleaded with me not to tell anyone.

They invited us to come with them.

The policeman warned us not to leave our car unlocked.

Josh agreed to help me pick up the litter.

She wondered how the burglars got in.

He forbade us from going inside the old castle.

She refused to help us.

Answer 2

Here are the sentences matched with the correct reporting verbs and rewritten in reported speech:

1. "I didn't break the window!" Martha said. Reported Speech: Martha denied breaking the window.

2. "Why don't we grow our own vegetables?" Dad said to us. Reported Speech: Dad suggested that we grow our own vegetables.

3. "Don't forget to pick your sister up from school," Mum said to me. Reported Speech: Mum reminded me not to forget to pick my sister up from school.

4. "Please, please don't tell anyone," Collins said to me. Reported Speech: Collins begged me not to tell anyone.

5. "You really must come with us," they said to us. Reported Speech: They insisted that we must come with them.

6. "Don't leave your car unlocked," the policeman said to us. Reported Speech: The policeman warned us not to leave our car unlocked.

7. "Yes, I'll help you to pick up the litter," Josh told me. Reported Speech: Josh agreed to help me pick up the litter.

8. She asked herself, "How did the burglars get in?" Reported Speech: She wondered how the burglars had gotten in.

9. "You mustn't go inside the old castle," he said to us. Reported Speech: He forbade us from going inside the old castle.

10. "No, I won't help you," she said to us. Reported Speech: She refused to help us.