Indirect speech
Complete the indirect speech sentence based on the announcer's quote.
Direct: The announcer said, "Don't take the warning lightly."
Indirect: The announcer said ________ the warning lightly.
The announcer said not to take the warning lightly.
Complete the vocabulary phrase about resolutions.
"I'm going to ________ my screen time."
Complete the blank with the correct form for past plans or intentions.
"They ______ going to join a gym, but it was too expensive."
I'm going to limit my screen time.
They were going to join a gym, but it was too expensive.
Express a past possibility using might.
"I _______ _______ called the wrong number. A person I don't know answered."
Complete the sentence to express certainty in the negative.
"I'm glad you didn't order the clam soup. You wouldn't _______ _______ it."
I might have called the wrong number. A person I don't know answered.
I'm glad you didn't order the clam soup. You wouldn't have liked it.
"The dishes who are popular for Thanksgiving are made from seasonal vegetables."
Find a correct the error.
The dishes that are popular for Thanksgiving are made from seasonal vegetables.
According to the rules for reporting verbs, which sentence is grammatically CORRECT?
A) I said my children to close the windows.
B) She told me, "Tom is here."
C) I told to close the windows.
D) She said me that Tom was there.
B) She told me, "Tom is here."
Formulate the missing part of this question using the subject "you" in the negative form.
________ (you / negative) going to visit your parents last night?
Create a question using the following words:
to / who / invite / going / she / was / the / party?
Weren't you going to visit your parents last night?
Who was she going to invite to the party?
Fill in the blank with the correct negative modal to express a regret.
"They ___________ have turned left there. But unfortunately, they did."
Find and correct the mistake.
"I should have went to the early show."
They shouldn't have turned left there. But unfortunately, they did.
I should have gone to the early show.
Rewrite this sentence by removing the relative pronoun (IF POSSIBLE).
"The man that is wearing a funny hat in this photo is my brother."
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE RELATIVE PRONOUN.
Change the following direct speech sentence into indirect speech.
Direct: Ana said, "We forgot the key."
Ana said they had forgotten the key.
Find and correct the mistake in this sentence.
"She was sure she is going to study graphic design."
She was sure she was going to study graphic design.
Put the words in the correct order to express an inability in the past.
( known / couldn't / she / have ) he was my cousin. No one ever told her.
She couldn't have known he was my cousin. No one ever told her.
Read the informal sentence below. Rewrite this sentence so that it is formal.
"The person that you invite should bring a gift."
The person whom you invite should bring a gift.
Find and correct the grammar mistake.
Indirect: She says she was arriving at 3:00.
She says she is arriving at 3:00.
Find and correct the grammar error in these sentences expressing a past plan and past belifs.
"He would be a writer."
We always believe Mike and Liz would divorce.
He was going to be a writer.
We always believed Mike and Liz would divorce.
Draw a negative conclusion about the past.
"He didn't take the job. The salary ________ ________ been high enough."
He didn't take the job. The salary must not have been high enough.
Which of the following sentences is CORRECT?
A) It isn't customary to thank the person gave the gift.
B) The gifts people give are usually not very expensive.
B) The gifts people give are usually not very expensive.
Change this direct speech into indirect speech.
Direct: He told her, "Please text me when you get back."
He told her to text him when she gets back.
Complete each sentence with either was/were going to or would. You may use each answer more than once.
1. My brother believed he would become famous someday.
2. We were going to visit our grandparents, but the trip was canceled.
3. Emma was sure her friends would understand her decision.
4. They were going to buy a new car, but they didn't have enough money.
Say a conclusion, a regret and a possibility according to the next statement:
- You didn't buy the concert tickets, and now they are sold out.
____ must have
____ should have
____ might / may have
Look at the sentence below, there are exactly FOUR correct ways to deal with the blank space. List all four ways.
"The people _________ we invited had a lot of fun."
who
that
whom
(Omit it)