Reported Speech
Vocabulary
Assorted Grammar
Crime
Reporting Verbs
100

"Is everyone meeting up here?"

She asked if everyone was meeting up there.

100

to say that something is not true

deny

100
Complete with a contrasting linker


______________ it rained a lot, I still went for a run.

Although, though, even though

100

the act of getting money from people or forcing them to do something by threatening to tell a secret of theirs or to harm them

blackmail

100

Use two possible reporting verbs to created reported speech.

"Let's go out to the pub tonight."

She invited him to go out to the pub.

She suggested going out to the pub.

200

Reported-Direct

He asked if I had been gone all day.

"Were you gone all day?"

200

to mention an idea, possible plan, or action for other people to consider

suggest

200

Complete with the correct relative pronoun

"Philadelphia is a city ___________ many historical historical sites are located."

Where
200

to take things or people to or from a place secretly and often illegally

smuggle

200

Are any corrections needed?

1. He admitted to not watch the play.

2. They reminded her to get everything done on time.

1. Yes: He admitted to not watching the play.

2. No.

300

I'll never fly again! He said....

He said he would never fly again.

300

to make someone think of something they have forgotten or might have forgotten

remind

300

Create the correct mixed conditional sentence for the following:

"I am late today because I forgot to set my alarm"

"I wouldn't have been late today if I didn't forget to set my alarm."

300

the crime of stealing from somewhere or someone

robbery

400

Reported- Direct

She asked if I had been sitting there since she had left.

"Have you been sitting here since I left?"

400

to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to that person and making them believe it

persuade

400

Put the following in the passive voice:

Politicians had been rallying a large number of potential voters before the elections.

A large number of potential voters had been rallied before the elections.

400

the crime of killing a person when the killer did not intend to do it or cannot be responsible for his or her actions

manslaughter

400

Use two possible reporting verbs to created reported speech.

"Not in a million years would I do that."

He refused to do that.

He denied doing that/he denied that he would do that.

500

"Don't hesitate to ask me for something"

He told me not to hesitate to ask him for something.

500

to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them or cause problems if they do not do what you want

threaten

500

What is each adverb modifying?

"Our professor gives us homework very frequently"

"Very" modifies how "frequently", and "frequently" modifies much the professor "gives homework"

500

(the act of) dishonestly taking something that belongs to someone else and keeping it

theft

500

Are any corrections needed?

1.He offered that he would go to pick up her prescription.

2. She promised getting better at her job.

1. Yes: He offered to go pick up her prescription.

2: Yes. She promised to get better at her job/she promised that she would get better at her job.

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