Reported speech
Report what Sarah said: "I can't attend the meeting today because I'm feeling ill."
Sarah said (that) she couldn't attend the meeting that day because she was feeling ill.
Complete with the correct articles: My sister wants to become ______ architect and work for ______ international company.
an / an
Complete using the passive: The new sports centre ______ (open) by the mayor last week.
was opened
Complete: There is hardly ______ evidence to support the theory.
any
Complete: She spoke quietly so as ______ (not / disturb) the other students
not to disturb
Complete using the correct form: The teacher reminded us ______ (submit) our assignments before Friday.
to submit
Choose the correct option: We visited ______ university where my father studied. (a / an / the / no article)
the
Rewrite in the passive: Someone has damaged several computers in the university library.
Several computers have been damaged in the university library.
We have ______ opportunities to practise speaking English outside the classroom as we live in a non-English speaking country.
(very) few
Join the sentences using whose: The student won the competition. Her project was about environmental protection.
The student whose project was about environmental protection won the competition.
Rewrite using warned: "Don't leave your bags unattended," the police officer said to the tourists.
The police officer warned the tourists not to leave their bags unattended.
Find and correct the two mistakes: The life in big cities can be stressful for the most people.
The life → Life; the most people → most people.
Rewrite in the passive: Someone should have informed the students about the timetable change.
The students should have been informed about the timetable change.
Rewrite using too: There aren't enough chairs for everyone at the conference.
There are too few chairs for everyone at the conference.
Join the sentences using a non-defining relative clause: My uncle lives in Edinburgh. He is a university professor.
My uncle, who is a university professor, lives in Edinburgh.
Correct the mistake: The manager suggested us to organise another meeting to discuss the problem.
The manager suggested organising another meeting to discuss the problem. / The manager suggested that we organise another meeting.
Complete with the correct articles: After ______ long discussion, ______ students reached ______ agreement with their lecturer.
a / the / an
had already been removed
Find and correct the two mistakes: Although we had a little problems, we received very few useful advice from the organisers.
Although we had a few problems, we received very little useful advice from the organisers.
Rewrite using in order to: They installed solar panels because they wanted to reduce their electricity costs.
They installed solar panels in order to reduce their electricity costs.
Rewrite using accused: "You took my notes without asking my permission," she said to him.
She accused him of taking her notes without asking her permission.
She is studying at an university in the Netherlands and hopes to become the engineer who designs a new medical device. She believes that the education is essential for success
an university → a university
the engineer → an engineer
the education → education
Rewrite using a passive reporting structure: People believe that the company has hidden important information from its customers.
It is believed that the company has hidden important information from its customers. / The company is believed to have hidden important information from its customers.
Complete both sentences using different quantifiers: There were ______ students who understood the instructions, so ______ of the class asked the teacher for clarification.
few / most
I contacted a specialist. I wanted someone to explain the problem to me so that I could understand what had gone wrong.
I contacted a specialist who could explain the problem to me so that I could understand what had gone wrong.