Exercise 3. Turn into reported speech, using the verbs in brackets.
1. He said to her, “Come to the party. You’ll enjoy it” (persuade)
2. He said to me, “I’ll lend you some money if you like” (offer)
3. He said to us, “Why don’t you have a holiday in my country cottage?” (invite)
4. “All right. I’ll help you,” Tom said to Joe. (agree)
5. “Whatever you do, don’t walk on the grass” the safeguard said to the tourists. (warn)
6. “You must pay for the damage you’ve done,” she said. (make)
7. “I haven’t done anything wrong,” Tom said. (deny)
8. “No, I won’t talk to the lawyer,” Tom said. (refuse)
9. “Yes, I did drive too fast through the town,” she said. (admit)
10. “You damage my sweater, Tom,” said Ben. (accuse)
11. “Stop speeding or you will get a ticket,” said the traffic warden to the driver. (warn)
12. “Please do go to the movies with me tonight,” said Aunt Fancy. (persuade)
13. “Why don’t we work and keep ourselves from starving?” said Mike. (suggest)
14. “Go on holiday when the weather gets warmer,” she told him. (advise)
15. “Keep out of this room at all time,” she said to them. (warn)
16. “Remember to post those letters,” he said to me. (remind)
17. “If you can’t find anyone else,I’ll drive you you to the airport,” he said to me. (volunteer)
18. “If you don’t give me a pay rise, I’ll resign,” he said to me.(threaten)
19. “It certainly wasn’t me who took your car!” said Bob. (deny)
20. “Shall we go to Paris for the weekend?” Mary said to me. (suggest)
21. “I saw Megan in town,” he said. (mention)
22. “Be careful of malefactors and don’t go out at night alone” (warn)
23. “Nam, you shouldn’t spend so much money on gambling” (advise)
24. “Would you like to have lunch with me today” (invite)
25. “Why don’t you open a bank account” (encourage)
26. “Remember to book a table in advance” (remind)
27. “Fasten your seat belts” (tell)
28. “I’ll offer you some more wine tomorrow” (promise)
29. “Ok, I’ll carry some of these parcels for you” (offer)
30. “Could you possibly give me a lift to the next village” (ask)
12 . c
13 . d
14 .b
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