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True or False...
Reporting verbs do not express the reporter's interpretation or point of view.
False
We ought to have known that social media ____ the key to success.
A. would be
B. hadn't been
C. might to be
A. would be
x3
Gabriel García Márquez is an author you may well not have heard of.
Possibility
Name one novel of this author. x4
"Do you understand all the rules?"
Use the verb "ask"
He asked me if I understood all the rules.
x3
I'm going to the store to buy eggs, potatoes and onions.
No
Change to reported speech for x4
I regretted asking him to help.
Use the verb "wish" for reported speech.
I wish I hadn't asked for his help.
Name 3 ways to make a wish. x2
I wouldn’t have thought about doing voluntary work ____ for my friend Sam.
A. if it wasn't
B. if it hadn't been
C. if it had been
B. if it hadn't been
Hiking a mountain in the Isle of Skye is a journey which must have been exhausting.
Certainty
Where is the Isle of Skye located? x2
"I really want you to attend my presentation," she said to him.
Use the verb "hope"
She really hoped he would attend her presentation.
x2
Ew! He likes pineapple on his pizza.
No.
Change to reported speech for +200
True or False...
if or whether is used in reported questions.
True
Give an example for x2
If I’d written to my political representative, I ____ put a stop to this earlier.
A. must have
B. ought have
C. could have
C. could have
x2
Soldier poets like Wilfred Owen felt they needed to write about the atrocities about the world war.
Necessity
What year was WWI started? x3
"Sorry, but I took the file from your desk earlier," he said to me.
Use the verb "admit"
He admitted that he had taken the file from my desk earlier.
She asked me to help her gather all the materials needed to paint a mural at the community center this weekend.
Yes
True or False...
We do not change the tense if the situation we are reporting still exists and if the reporting verb is in the present tense.
True
I was needlessly ____ that people wouldn’t take me seriously.
A. worried
B. thinking
C. apathetic
A. worried
+200
John and Jane are impoverished people who should have been better treated by society.
Criticism
What does impoverished mean? x2
"Next week’s lecture has been cancelled," the lecturer said.
Use the verb "announce"
The lecturer announced the next week's lecture had been cancelled.
+200
He said that he loves to sightsee, meet the locals, and try the indigenous cuisine when he travels.
Yes
What does indigenous mean? x2
He alleged he was innocent.
Use the verb "believe" to report speech.
The reporter didn't believe him.
We only got one response so we ____ just as well have not bothered.
A. might
B. should
C. could to
A. might
The judges of the competition will have heard about their efforts and respect what they tried to do.
Certainty
"Honestly, I didn't intend to copy your work," he said to me.
Use the verb "swear"
He swore he had not intended to copy my work.
"Don't forget that we need to study for the exam because it is a big part of our grade this semester."
No
Change to reported speech. +200