INDIRECT SPEECH
I. Chuyển các câu sau sang câu gián tiếp:
1. Ha said to Mai: “ Don’t touch the electric wires”
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2. “Please, don’t tell anyone the news,” Ha said to her sister.
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3. “Don’t drive so fast” Ha said to Minh.
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4. Please remove your shoes before entering” Ha said to Hang.
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5. “Ba, don’t interrupt me when I’m meditating” Ha said to Ba.
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6. First switch on, then wait for 2 minutes” Ha said to Nhung.
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7. “Hanh, take the man to the cells” Ha said to Tung.
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8. “Don’t forget to write me a letter every week” Ha said to her friend.
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9. Ha said: “Don’t make so much noise, Hieu”
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10. Ha said to Mai, “You’re going to post the letter, don’t forget.”
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II. Chuyển các câu sau sang câu gián tiếp:
1. He said, “I don’t know what happened.”
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2. She said, “I went to the doctor yesterday.”
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3. He said, “I have a toothache.”
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4. She said, “I’ll write him a prescription.”
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5. She said she went to the museum every day.
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6. They said they were going to the supermarket.
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7. She said that the doctor had given her some pills.
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8. He said he had received the report.
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9. They said they had visited the aquarium.
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10. He said that he was feeling sick.
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11. She said she had bought some bread.
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12. He said that he was turning off the television.
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13. They said they were driving to Chicago.
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IV. Chuyển các câu sau sang câu gián tiếp:
1. “If you are late tomorrow, I am going to fire you,” he said
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2. “I’m telling you that I didn’t break that window”, the boy said
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3. “I’m going to change the wheel on my car myself,” said Hang.
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4. “It’s certainly essential to take a long –term view of the situation,” the boss said
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5. “I passed my driving test first time,” said Sam.
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6. “It’s the first time I’ve flown”, Ha said.

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VI. Chuyển các câu sau sang câu gián tiếp:
1. “Where do you live?” she said to him
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2. “Why do you want the job?” she said to him
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3. “How did you hear about it?” she said to him
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4. “How much do you expect to earn?” she said to him
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5. “When can you start?” she said to him
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6. “What time is it, Ha?” she asked
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7. “How long have you worked for this company?” she asked
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8. “Why has he been working so hard?” she asked
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9. “Why did you do it when I told you not to?” she said to me
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10. “Why didn’t you come at ten o’clock?” she said
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VI. Chuyển các câu sau sang câu gián tiếp:
1. “If you type this letter out for me, I’ll buy you a drink, OK? Thanks!” he said (persuade)
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2. “Sure, I don’t mind at all if you use my typewriter. Go ahead.” he said (allow)
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3. “All right, it’s true, I was nervous.” he said (confess)
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9. They said, “We visited the aquarium.”
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10. He said, “I’m feeling sick.”
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11. She said, “I bought some bread.”
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12. He said, “I’m turning off the television.”
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13. They said, “We’re driving to Chicago.”
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Rewrite the following phrases to create direct speech as shown in the example:
Mary said, she didn’t know why the car had hit her. Mary said: I don’t know, why the car hit me.
1. He said he didn’t know what had happened.
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2. She said that she had gone to the dentist yesterday.
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3. She said the doctor had written her a prescription.
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4. He said that he had a toothache.
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5. She said she went to the museum every day.
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6. They said they were going to the supermarket.
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7. She said that the doctor had given her some pills.
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8. He said he had received the report.
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9. They said they had visited the aquarium.

5. They said they were going to the drugstore.
6. He said that the doctor had given him some pills.
7. She said that she went to the supermarket
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8. He said he had received the envelope.
9. They said that they had visited Cannery Row.
10. She said that she felt very sick.
11. He said he had bought some popcorn.
12. They said they were flying to California.
13. He said he was cutting off the main valve.
REPORTED SPEECH
I. Change the following sentences into indirect sentences:
1. “I’m tired,” Trevor said.
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2. “Sorry. I wasn’t listening,” Hang said.
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3. “Is this your pencil?” he asked his pupil.
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4. “I’m going to Paris soon,” she said.
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5. “It’s time to start revising (ôn lại) for the exam,” the teacher said.
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6. “The film will be interesting,” I thought.
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7. “I can’t help you because I have too much to do,” she said.
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8. “Anne has bought the tickets.” She said to me.
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9. “It took me three hours to get here because the roads are flooded” he told me.
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3. “Get into the right lane (lối đi),” said the driving instructor.
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4. “Don’t put sticky (dính/ nhớt/ nhớp nháp ) things in your pockets,” said his mother.
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5. “I should say nothing about it if I were you,” said my brother.
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6. “Please, please don’t do anything dangerous,” his wife said.
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7. “Why don’t you open a bank account?” Tom said.
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8. “I can’t sell the cassette player at that price” he said.
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9. “Could I see your driving license (bằng lái xe)?” said the policeman.
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10. “Why don’t you go to a dentist, Mary, before your toothache gets any worse,” I said.
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IV. Change the following sentences into indirect sentences:
1. “Open your suitcase for inspection (sự kiểm tra).” the customs officer said to all passengers.
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2. “You will have to make up your mind (quyết định/ nhất định) soon” she said to me.
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3. “I’ve replaced all the carpets (tấm thảm).” She said to me.
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4. “Can I move the furniture (đồ đạc) around?” I asked her.
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5. “How many bedrooms are there?” Sally asked.
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6. “When do you want to move in?” Mrs. Mawby asked.