Reported Speech
"I hate mathematics the most." said Danny
rewrite using the verb "admit"
Danny admitted that he hated mathematics the most.
If you _______ (heat) water at 100 degrees, it ________ (boil).
If you heat water at 100 degrees, it boils.
It is prohibited to smoke indoors.
Rewrite using a modal verb.
She was too lazy to get the position as team leader.
Rewrite using ENOUGH.
She wasn't hard-working enough to get the position as team leader.
A line of vehicles waiting to move that are preventing movement on a street/motorway
traffic jam
"Don't sit so close to the screen!" said Katy
rewrite using the verb "demand"
Katy demanded that he did not sit so close to the screen.
Katy demanded him to not sit so close to the screen.
If I _________ (have) time on the weekends, I usually _______ (do) yoga and _______ (read).
If I have time on the weekends, I usually do yoga and read.
Rewrite using a modal verb.
Some scientists believe that infinite galaxies might exist.
Some scientists believe that infinite galaxies may exist.
Some scientists believe that infinite galaxies could exist.
If you don't want to get fit, don't exercise.
Rewrite using UNLESS
Don't exercise unless you want to get fit.
when you return what you've bought to get your money back
refund
"The economy is going to recover greatly after the crisis." said the Prime Minister
rewrite using the verb "claim"
The Prime Minister claimed that the economy was going to recover greatly after the crisis.
Patricia ______ (go shopping) if she _________ (have) time this afternoon.
Patricia will go shopping if she has time this afternoon.
It wasn't necessary to come to class today, so I didn't attend.
Rewrite using a modal verb.
I didn't have to come class today, so I didn't attend.
I didn't need to come to class today, so I didn't attend.
She will work well with anyone in the class __________ they are good at communicating.
AS LONG AS or UNLESS?
She will work well with anyone in the class as long as they are good at communicating.
a long journey, especially by boat or into space
voyage
"I'll make sure he doesn't sleep too long." said his mother
rewrite using the verb "announce"
His mother announced that she would make sure that he didn't sleep too long.
If I _________ (be) you, I _________ (be cautious) about believing what he says. He tends to lie.
If I were you, I would be cautious about believing what he says. He tends to lie.
She didn't do the project for history class and it was a big mistake.
Rewrite using a modal verb.
She should have done the project for history class.
She ought to have done the project for history class.
I WISH/IF ONLY I HAD LEARNT to speak Arabic before I moved to Saudi Arabia.
If only I had learnt to speak Arabic before I moved to Saudi Arabia.
the back part of the human food underneath the ankle
heel
"I was cleaning the house when he arrived home early!" said Susan
rewrite using the verb "insist"
If she ________ (got) such good grades, she _________ (be accepted) into Harvard Law School last year.
If she hadn't gotten such good grades, she wouldn't have been accepted into Harvard Law School last year.
They didn't have permission to access the bank account.
Rewrite using a modal verb.
They weren't allowed to access the bank account.
They couldn't access the bank account.
Take a lunch with you because there might not be any food there.
Rewrite using CASE.
Take a lunch with you just in case (because there might not be any food there).
Complete the following sentences with do or make:
(don't forget to conjugate verbs if necessary)
Right now I _______ (do/make) a course online.
I ________ (do/make) a cake for the past three hours.
She needs to _______ (do/make) a decision or else her mom will decide for her.
Right now I am doing a course online.
I have been making a cake for the past three hours.
She needs to make a decision or else her mom will decide for her.