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:

"I didn't break the window!" Martha denied.

Dad suggested, "Why don't we grow our own vegetables?"

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

Collins pleaded, "Please, please don't tell anyone."

They insisted, "You really must come with us."

The policeman warned us not to leave our car unlocked.

Josh agreed, "Yes, I'll help you pick up the litter."

She wondered to herself, "How did the burglars get in?"

He forbade us from going inside the old castle.

She refused to help us, saying, "No, I won't help you."