English Grammar 11 INDIRECT SPEECH I. Chuyển các câu sau sang câu gián tiếp: 1. Ha said to Mai: “ Don’t touch the electric wires” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 2. “Please, don’t tell anyone the news,” Ha said to her sister. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 3. “Don’t drive so fast” Ha said to Minh. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 4. Please remove your shoes before entering” Ha said to Hang. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 5. “Ba, don’t interrupt me when I’m meditating” Ha said to Ba. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 6. First switch on, then wait for 2 minutes” Ha said to Nhung. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 7. “Hanh, take the man to the cells” Ha said to Tung. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 8. “Don’t forget to write me a letter every week” Ha said to her friend. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 9. Ha said: “Don’t make so much noise, Hieu” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 10.Ha said to Mai, “You’re going to post the letter, don’t forget.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . II. Chuyển các câu sau sang câu gián tiếp: 1. He said, “I don’t know what happened.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 2. She said, “I went to the doctor yesterday.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . PTMC-NQ 1 English Grammar 11 3. He said, “I have a toothache.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 4. She said, “I’ll write him a prescription.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 5. They said, “We’re going to the drugstore.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 6. He said, “The doctor gave me some pills.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 7. She said, “I go to the supermarket every day.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 8. He said, “I have received the envelope.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 9. They said, “We visited Cannery Row.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 10. She said, “I feel very sick.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 11. He said, “I bought some popcorn.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 12. They said, “We’re flying to California.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 13. He said, “I’m cutting off the main valve.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . III. Chuyển các câu sau sang câu trực tiếp: E.g: 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. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . PTMC-NQ 2 English Grammar 11 2. She said that she had gone to the dentist yesterday. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 3. She said the doctor had written her a prescription. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 4. He said that he had a toothache. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 5. She said she went to the museum every day. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 6. They said they were going to the supermarket. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 7. She said that the doctor had given her some pills. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 8. He said he had received the report. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 9. They said they had visited the aquarium. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 10. He said that he was feeling sick. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 11. She said she had bought some bread. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 12. He said that he was turning off the television. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 13. They said they were driving to Chicago. … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . PTMC-NQ 3 English Grammar 11 IV. Chuyển các câu sau sang câu gián tiếp: 1. “If you are late tomorrow, I am going to fire you,” he said … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 2. “I’m telling you that I didn’t break that window”, the boy said … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 3. “I’m going to change the wheel on my car myself,” said Hang. … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 4. “It’s certainly essential to take a long –term view of the situation,” the boss said … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 5. “I passed my driving test first time,” said Sam. … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 6. “It’s the first time I’ve flown”, Ha said. … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 7. Hang said: “Why doesn’t Ha buy them this picture as a wedding present?” … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 8. “I can’t work at all! My typewriter isn’t working properly,” she said PTMC-NQ 4 English Grammar 11 … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 9. “I think you should try to be more punctual,” she said to Ha … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 10. “You can’t park here” … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . V. Chuyển các câu sau sang câu gián tiếp: 1. “Have you worked before?” she said to him … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 2. “Can you work on Saturday before?” she said to him … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 3. “May I open the window?” she asked … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 4. “Would it be alright if I had the day off?” she said to her boss … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 5. “May I borrow your tennis racket?” she asked him … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 6. “Are you coming to the party tonight, Ha?” she asked … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 7. “Can you borrow your pen please, Ha?” she asked PTMC-NQ 5 English Grammar 11 … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 8. “Do you know where my tennis racquet is, Mum?” she asked her Mum … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 9. “Was Ha at work yesterday?” she asked her secretary … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 10. “Did you read the article about Prince Diana?” she asked him … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . VI. Chuyển các câu sau sang câu gián tiếp: 1. “Where do you live?” she said to him … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 2. “Why do you want the job?” she said to him … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 3. “How did you hear about it?” she said to him … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 4. “How much do you expect to earn?” she said to him … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 5. “When can you start?” she said to him … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 6. “What time is it, Ha?” she asked PTMC-NQ 6 English Grammar 11 … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 7. “How long have you worked for this company?” she asked … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 8. “Why has he been working so hard?” she asked … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 9. “Why did you do it when I told you not to?” she said to me … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 10. “Why didn’t you come at ten o’clock?” she said … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 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) … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 2. “Sure, I don’t mind at all if you use my typewriter. Go ahead.” he said (allow) … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 3. “All right, it’s true, I was nervous.” he said (confess) … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 4. “I don’t think Liverpool will win.” he said (doubt) … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 5. “Don’t forget: you’ve got to hand in your work this evening” he said (remind) PTMC-NQ 7 English Grammar 11 … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 6. “It’s a shame you couldn’t make it to the party last night” he said (regret) … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 7. “Don’t worry, as long as you keep your head, you’ll manage all right” he said (assure) … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 8. “You really must come, and visit us next weekend” he said (insist) … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 9. “If I had more time, I’d help you with your work” he said (claim) … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … . 10. “Might it be a good idea if we all organized our time more effectively” he said (suggest) … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 1. He said, “I don’t know what happened.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 2. She said, “I went to the dentist yesterday.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 3. She said, “The doctor wrote me a prescription.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 4. He said, “I have a toothache.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 5. She said, “I go to the museum every day.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 6. They said, “We’re going to the supermarket.” PTMC-NQ 8 English Grammar 11 …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 7. She said, “The doctor gave me some pills.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 8. He said, “I received the report.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 9. They said, “We visited the aquarium.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 10. He said, “I’m feeling sick.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 11. She said, “I bought some bread.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 12. He said, “I’m turning off the television.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 13. They said, “We’re driving to Chicago.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… …… . 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. ________________________________________________ 2. She said that she had gone to the dentist yesterday. ________________________________________________ 3. She said the doctor had written her a prescription. ________________________________________________ 4. He said that he had a toothache. ________________________________________________ 5. She said she went to the museum every day. ________________________________________________ PTMC-NQ 9 English Grammar 11 6. They said they were going to the supermarket. ________________________________________________ 7. She said that the doctor had given her some pills. ________________________________________________ 8. He said he had received the report. ________________________________________________ 9. They said they had visited the aquarium. ________________________________________________ 10. He said that he was feeling sick. ________________________________________________ 11. She said she had bought some bread. ________________________________________________ 12. He said that he was turning off the television. ________________________________________________ 13. They said they were driving to Chicago. ________________________________________________ Direct and Indirect Speech Direct and Indirect Speech 1. He said, “I don’t know what happened.” 2. She said, “I went to the dentist yesterday.” 3. She said, “The doctor wrote me a prescription.” 4. He said, “I have a toothache.” 5. She said, “I go to the museum every day.” 6. They said, “We’re going to the supermarket.” 7. She said, “The doctor gave me some pills.” 8. He said, “I received the report.” 9. They said, “We visited the aquarium.” 10. He said, “I’m feeling sick.” 11. She said, “I bought some bread.” 12. He said, “I’m turning off the television.” 13. They said, “We’re driving to Chicago.” Direct and Indirect Speech 1. He said he didn’t know what had happened. 2. She said that she had gone to the doctor yesterday. 3. He said he had a toothache. 4. She said she would write him a prescription. 5. They said they were going to the drugstore. PTMC-NQ 10