1) We use reported speech to... a) repeat what another person said b) say what we want in a more formal way 2) Which is/are correct?: "I will go to your house tomorrow", said Tim. a) Tim said he would come to my house the following. b) I said he would come to my house the following day. c) Tim told me that he would come to my house the following day. 3) Which is/are correct?: "What do you want to do tonight?", asked Jesse. a) Jesse asked what did I want to do tonight. b) Jesse asked me what I wanted to do that night. 4) Which is/are correct?: "Has Jayne ever visited Cordoba?, asked Sally. a) Sally asked if Jayne had ever visited Cordoba. b) Sally asked has Jayne ever visited Cordoba. 5) Which is/are correct?: (Mike to Karen) A: "Can you open the window? It's a bit hot". B: Yes, of course. a) He asked open the window. b) He asked her to open the window. 6) Which is/are correct?: "Call me at 5, Mary", said Jane. a) Jane said Mary call her at 5. b) Jane told Mary to call her at 5. 7) Which is/are correct?: "Can you play tennis?" asked John. a) John asked me if I could play tennis. b) John asked can you plan tennis. 8) Reporting verbs: "Julie, you lied to me." said, Chad. a) Chad accused Julie of lying to him. b) Chad accused her of lie to him. 9) Reporting verbs: "It's Monica's fault that we failed Geography", said Jen. a) Jen blamed Monica to fail Geography. b) Jen blamed Monica for failing Geography. 10) Reporting verbs: Mary: "I'm sorry I'm late" Dan: "It's okay." a) Dan forgave Mary for being late. b) Dan apologized for being late. 11) Reporting verbs: "Do you want me to go with you?", asked Jan. a) Jan offer to go with me. b) Jan offered to go with me. 12) Reporting verbs: "If you don't leave soon, you will be late", said Michael. a) Michael told me to be late. b) Michael warned me I would be late if I didn't leave soon. 13) Reporting verbs: "Don't forget to call Pam", said Jim a) Jim reminded me to call Pam. b) Jim reminded me of calling Pam. 14) Reporting verbs: Ryan: "Will you tell me what happened?" Kelly: "Okay..." a) Ryan persuade Kelly to tell him what happened. b) Ryan persuaded Kelly to tell him what had happened.

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