Reporting QuestionsWhen we report questions the indirect speech is introduced by verbs such as ask and inquire. Note that inreported questions the subject normally comes before the verb, and auxiliary do is not used.Question marks are not used in reported questions.Direct speech: He said[r]
29. “ I’m studying vere hard now because I want to get better mark this semester.”-> John told to Fiona… 30. “ I will stay here a bit longer to wait for our friends.” said Mary. 31. “I come here today just to congratulate you[r]
Reporting yes/no questionsYes/no questions expect yes or no as the answer. We use if or whether to report yes/no questions.Direct: ‘Will you do this?’Indirect: She asked me if I would do that.Direct: ‘Are you going to the market?’Indirec[r]
Direct and indirect speech: an overview of the rulesWhen the reporting verb is in the past tense, all present tenses in the direct speech will change into thecorresponding past tenses.For example, the simple present will become simple past.He said, ‘I want to go.’He
How to report WH and Yes/No questionsThere are mainly two types of questions – Wh-questions and Yes/No questions.When we report a Wh-question, we use a reporting verb like asked or enquired.Study the example given below.Direct: He said to me, ‘Where d[r]
Câu tường thuật và các cách sử dụng câu tường thuật của tiếng anh. Cách sử dụng thì, các bài tập liên quan đến sử dụng câu tường thuật của tiếng anh. BÀI 3 câu tường thuật Trong bài này các em sẽ học cách làm các dạng câu tường thuật. Khi làm các em phân biệt 2 loại thay đổi : Thay đổi cơ bản:
29. “ I’m studying vere hard now because I want to get better mark this semester.”-> John told to Fiona… 30. “ I will stay here a bit longer to wait for our friends.” said Mary. 31. “I come here today just to congratulate you[r]
- Requests are reported with ask and the infinitive. 'Please help me.' He asked her to help him. Reporting verbs • Say or tell? We say something and we tell somebody. I said I could meet you this evening, but I'm really busy. I to[r]
neighbouring ponds and lakes were overflowing. Egrets, cranes, cormorants… were coming to search for food. All day long, they kept quarrelling, noisily disputing every tiny shrimp. Egrets, being the weakest, could never get enough food to eat and so grew horribly thin. Such is the fate[r]
rains,' she explained. 'I put down traps. I always catch eight or nine of them. Sometimes I find others —' She went blank then. She just stopped and went blank for nearly three minutes, holding the rat in the air. The only sounds were the rat's squeaks. You thought things[r]
Exercise 1:Rewrite following sentences so that the meaning stay the same. 1.”If I were you, I wouldn’t buy this car” He advised............................................................................................ 2.”Shall I carry your suitcase, Lan?”said Nam. Nam offered....................[r]
Directed speech and reported speech( Trực tiếp – Gián tiếp)I. Lời nới trực tiếp và lời nói gián tiếp1. Lời nói trực tiếp: là sự lặp lại chính xác những từ của người nói.- Lời nói trực tiếp được đặt trong dấu ngoặc kép và sau động từ chính có dấu phẩy(,) hoặc dấu hai chấm(:).- Đôi khi mệnh đề[r]
Teacher : Quỳnh 8 2. Read the passage and make the correct choice: London, the (41) ______ of Great Britain, is one of the largest cities in the world. It is also a very old city, dating back (42) ______ 2,000 years to days of the Roman Empire. London, (43) ______ is located on the River Tha[r]
A. to check B. check C. checking D. check50. Ba is tired ______ he stayed up late watching TV .A. because B. as C. since D. A,B, and C are correct51. The air in the city is very______.A. pollute B. pollution C. polluted D. pollutant52. If the disaster______ in an area, people fr[r]
a. in b. to c. for d. at55.Lan works…………an international bank in Ha Noi.a. at b. in c. to d. for56. I have no time…………the moment.a. in b. to c.at d. on57.Practice…………English more often!a. to speak b. speaking c. speaks d. speaked 58.They have read the newspapper………[r]
Direct and indirect speech exerciseSentences are given in the direct speech. Change them into indirect speech.1. ‘My Lord, is any of your silver missing?’ the Sergeant said to the Bishop.2. ‘Did you see the exhibition?’ the teacher said to me.3. ‘My son, whe[r]
"I think it's perfectly keen," said Wehling tautly."Would you like to go back to the good old days, when the populationof the Earth was twenty billion—about to become forty billion, theneighty billion, then one hundred and sixty billion? Do you[r]
Directed speech and reported speech( Trực tiếp – Gián tiếp)I. Lời nới trực tiếp và lời nói gián tiếp1. Lời nói trực tiếp: là sự lặp lại chính xác những từ của người nói.- Lời nói trực tiếp được đặt trong dấu ngoặc kép và sau động từ chính có dấu phẩy(,) hoặc dấu hai chấm(:).- Đôi khi mệnh đề[r]
5. She wondered:” how much pay can I expect?”She wondered how much pay she could expect.6. The captain asked:”When will we get to the coast, guide?”The captain asked the guide when they would get to the coast.7. The gardener inquired:”Why didn’t you buy a ne[r]
From the description he gave I thought the ground referred to would be a favourable site; and asked him to tellme definitely how to reach it. He offered to guide me to the place. On getting to the position I found th[r]