Reported Speech
From direct to indirect speech:
I study in the library.
He/she said (that) he/she studied in the library.
From direct to indirect speech:
I'm studying.
He/she said (that) he/she was studying.
I spoke to one of the women. She was the one wearing the red skirt.
I spoke to ............................ the red skirt.
the woman who was wearing
Mario is the guy who cuts my hair every month. He's 37 today.
Mario,............... , has his birthday today
who cuts my hair
Direct --> Reported
You spoke French yesterday.
He said (that) he had spoken French the previous day
Direct --> Reported
You spoke French yesterday.
He/she said (that) you had spoken French the previous day.
We stayed in the Lodge Hotel in Vermont. It was our honeymoon.
It was the Lodge Hotel in Vermont ................... .
where we spent our honeymoon
Carol's house is the largest in the street. She's my neighbor.
My neighbour is Carol,...................... in the street.
whose house is the largest.
We had eaten the food.
They said (that) they had eaten the food.
They said (that) they would go the following day.
We'll go tomorrow.
They said (that) they would go the following day.
Give me the scissors. Give me the ones that cut well.
Give me the ................. .
scissors which cut well
We'll meet at Christmas. We'll talk about it then.
We'll talk about it at ........................ be at home.
Christmas, when we can be
Tom: I must study.
Tom said (that) he had to study.
TRANSFORM THE QUESTION INTO REPORTED SPEECH
"Where do you live?" she asked me.
She asked me where I lived.
Radio was invented in the early 20th century. Marconi was the famous inventor.
Marconi became famous in the early 20th century ...................... the radio.
when he invented
CORRECT THE MISTAKE
"The boy which lives next door is my friend."
The boy who/that lives next door is my friend
Pay attention!
He/she told me (or: us/them/you) to pay attention.
TRANSFORM THE SENTENCE USING THE VERB refused:
"No, I won't help you," said Mark.
Mark refused to help me
My wife hit that dog with the car. The dog was very old.
That's the dog .......................... the car.
who my wife hit with
WHICH SENTENCE REFERS TO A SINGLE BROTHER?
A) "My brother who lives in Rome is a doctor."
B) "My brother, who lives in Rome, is a doctor."
Sentence B (it contains commas, so the information is just extra: the speaker has only one brother). Sentence A implies that the speaker has more than one brother.