Reported speech
Pronouns
Tenses
Time expressions
What is direct speech? Explain it clearly.
Direct speech is when we repeat the exact words that a person says.
The speaker’s original words are placed inside quotation marks (“ ”).
What is an adjective? Explain it clearly.
An adjective describes a noun (person, place, thing...)
Change the adjective into a noun:
accurate → ?
accuracy
What is an idiom? Explain it in detail.
An idiom is a group of words whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of the individual words.
You cannot understand an idiom by translating each word separately because the expression has a special or figurative meaning.
Change the sentences into reported speech:
Laura said, “I will finish my project tomorrow.”
Laura said that she would finish her project the next day.
Change the following sentence from reported speech into direct speech:
Maria asked me where I had bought that jacket.
Maria asked me, “Where did you buy that jacket?”
What part of the speech do you need to complete correctly the following sentence?
“His ________ surprised the teacher.”
Noun
Find the noun form of the word:
to refuse → ?
refusal
Which relative pronoun completes correctly the following sentence:
"The woman ________ car was stolen called the police".
whose
Change the sentence into reported speech:
My mother said to my brother, “Do not touch my phone again.”
My mother told my brother not to touch her phone again.
Change the following sentence from reported speech into direct speech:
The scientist explained that they had discovered the solution the previous year.
The scientist explained, “We discovered the solution last year.”
Correct the mistake:
“She gave us a very helpfulness explanation.”
helpful
Verb Noun Adjective
compete competition __________
competitive
Correct the mistake in the following sentence:
"This is the worse restaurant in the city."
Worst
Report the questions correctly in reported speech.
The police officer asked the driver, “Have you seen this man before?”
The police officer asked the driver if/whether he/she had seen that man before.
Change the following sentence from reported speech into direct speech:
The teacher asked the students whether they had understood the explanation.
The teacher asked the students, “Did you understand the explanation?”
Correct the mistake:
“The athlete performed amazing in the competition.”
amazingly
Complete the analogy:
decide : decision = expand : __________
expansion
Which is the superlative form of the adjective "attractive"?
the most attractive
Change the questions into reported speech:
The woman asked: “What does this word mean?”
The woman asked what that word meant.
Change the following sentence from reported speech into direct speech:
The reporter asked the actor why he had left the television series the previous year.
The reporter asked the actor, “Why did you leave the television series last year?”
Identify ALL the parts of speech in this sentence:
“The incredibly talented musician performed beautifully.”
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word in parentheses:
“The documentary raised awareness about environmental __________.”
(destroy)
destruction
What is the meaning of the idiom "Drop the gloves"?
To start a fight or a serious argument.