Exercise 37 p. 145 use reported speech.1 he asked her: "may i have your telephone number? " 2. she said: "i can't choose. i must take it as it is." 3. she said to him: "as you grow older you'll be able to understand me." 4. the instructor said: "she may continue the work she has begun." 5. they asked him: "where can we find you if we need you? " 6. mother said: "i have to repeat the same thing to you several times before you understand what i want from you." 7. the father said to the child: "what are you doing here so late? you must be in bed." 8. he said: "i had to make money at a very early age." 9. "i can't hand the letter just to anybody. i must hand it personally to her," he said. 10. "i can't let you have my bicycle at once, but i'll be able to in a week," she said to him. 11. she said: "can i use your telephone? "
2. The machine needs cleaning… (to clean).
3. She is angry at … for sending (to send). ???
4. You should avoid breaking… rules (to break).
5. She entered the office without noticing… (to notice).
6. I am sorry for …disturbing you (to disturb).
7. We can’t excuse their not …answering our invitation (to answer).
8. The cat was punished for …breaking the cup (to break)
9. The cat was afraid of punishment (punishing)… and hid itself under the sofa. (to punish).
10. After looking… through and marking… the student’s papers, the teacher handed them back. (to look),(to mark).