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.