GRAMMAR TESTING/ 9th form/ 2 semester
2 variant
REPORTED SPEECH
2 Report the following statements & questions:
1) 'Our luggage has been damaged,' they said.
They said...
2) "We didn't enjoy the holiday very much,' they said.
They said...
3) 'We must leave early tomorrow,' they told us.
They told us...
4) 'I've been travelling a lot for my work,' she said.
She said...
5) 'I won't speak to him!' she said.
She said...
6) *Are you going to school tomorrow?" he asked me.
He asked me...
7) Does she still work in marketing?"
I'm not sure...
8) "Did you feel satisfied with the service?
He was asked...
9) "How far is it from Manchester to Birmingham?" the student was asked.
The teacher asked the student...
10) What time does the next train leave?" he asked.
He asked...
11) 'Have you got a ticket for the concert?" they asked.
They asked me...
12) Don't play with matches!" Sally said to her son.
Sally told her son...
2. There is always something I don’t understand.
3. Is there anything else you like to explain me?
4. Nelly has got very important news. It’s something you would like to hear.
5. I don’t want anything at all.
6. I think there is something strange about this man.
7. Nothing ever interests him.
8. Nobody tells the truth.
9. I think nothing of this man.
10. I have no newspapers in my postbox.
11. We go nowhere in the evenings.
12. I can see nobody at the window.
13. Pete has nothing in his pocket.
14. Nobody knows his address.
15. They have no telephone at home.
16. Nobody tells me anything about him.
17. I can find my English textbook nowhere.
1. My husband taught his son everything he knows.
2. Her patient has a bad memory. She can’t remember anything
3. I think there is something wrong with my watch.
4. We’ve got nothing to eat. We’ve got only something to drink.
5. The student didn’t understand anything because she heard nothing .
6. Does he know anything about computers? — Yes, he knows everything because he is the best specialist in computer science at Harvard University.
7. He felt terrible. He couldn’t do anything else.
8. everything is all right, the patient is much better today.
9. Is there anything interesting in the theatre programme?
10. I could see nothing : it was quite dark.
11. Give me something to drink.
12. I didn’t take any money with me, so I couldn’t buy anything .
13. My new eyeglasses are very good, I can see everything now.
14. I saw something near the wood that looked like a tent.
15. My friends had everything they wanted, but they weren’t happy, because they didn’t have any children.