Exercise 174.. Exercise 175.

Exercise 174.

Change commands, requests, recommendations into indirect speech.

Example: " Close the doqr, " she asked me. — She asked me to close the door.

1. " Open the safe! " the raiders ordered the bank clerk. 2. " Please do as I say, " he begged me. 3. " Help your mother, Peter, " Mr. Pitt said. 4. " Don't make too much noise, children, " he said. 5. " Do whatever you like, " she said to us. 6. " Don't miss your train, " she warned them. 7. " Read the document before you sign it, " the lawyer said to his client. 8. " Fill in the blank again, " he said. 9. " Buy a new car, " I advised him. 10. " Don't drive too fast, " she begged him. 11. " Don't put your bicycle near my window, " said the shopkeeper to me. 12. " Come to the cinema with me, " he asked her. 13. " Cook it in butter, " I advised her. 14. " Send for the fire brigade, " the manager said to the porter. 15. " Please pay at the desk, " said the shop assistant to her. 16. " Don't argue with me, " said the teacher to the boy. 17. " Pull as hard as you can, " he said to her. 18. " Don't lend anything to her, " he advised us. 19. " Stand clear off the door, " a voice warned the people.

20. " Put down that gun. It's loaded, " she warned him.

Exercise 175.

Change sentences with modal verbs and their equivalents into indirect speech.

1. " If what you have said is true I must go to the police, " he said. 2. " You don't need to come in tomorrow, " said my employer. " You may take a day off. " 3. " I'll be busy next week and won't be able to help you, " she said to us. ''Besides this text must be typed and as for me, I cannot type, so I'll have to ask somebody to do it, " she added. 4. The official said, " This passport photo isn't like you at all. You must have another one taken. " 5. " I needn't get up till nine tomorrow, " I said. 6. " I must go to the dentist tomorrow, " she said to me. " I have an appointment. " 7. " I will go to bed. I had to get up very early today, " he said. 8. " I couldn't meet her, I was working, " he said. 9. " Ann's English is very poor. She must study very hard, " the teacher said. 10. " Something was wrong with the receiver, I could not hear you well yesterday, " she said.

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