18. The manager told the visitors, “Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport.” [warn…… against / warn …to-inf]
19. “Let’s eat out tonight.’, said Tom. [suggest]
20. “It’s too expensive to have dinner at a restaurant.”, Tom objected. [object]
21. “I must have made a mistake in the calculations.”, said Mr Forest.[admit]
22. “I’ll pay for the meal.”, Sarah insisted. [insist]
23. Neil told us, “Perhaps we can go to Paris for the weekend.” [suggest]
24. “I’m sorry. I couldn’t come to visit you last summer.”, Kate said to her parents. [apologize]
25. “I hear you won the championship. Congratulations!”, Said Dane. [congratulate]
26. “I wish I’d asked for his name and address.”, said Tom. [regret]
27. James said to Daisy, “You are selfish.” [accuse]
28. “You mustn’t drink too much caffeine.”, Marta said to Martin. [warn…… against / warn …to-inf]]
29. “We should take the jumper back to the shop.”, Jack said to us.[recommend + O + to-inf / recommend + gerund]
30. “It’s not true! I have never been arrested by the police.”, Larry said. [deny]
EXERCISE 6: Complete the following sentences without changing their meanings:
1. The doctor said to me, “You should lose weight.” The doctor advised me ........
2. Mary said, “Let’s go to a movie.” Mary suggested ..............................
3. “I didn’t break the windows”, Bill said. Bill denied .............................
4. “You told a lie, Tom”, she said. She accused Tom ..............................
5. “I can’t go to your birthday party next Saturday evening, Jack”, said Mary. Mary apologized for .
6. “I won’t help you with your homework. Never ! ” Jane said to me. Jane refused ...
7. Joe said, “Please come to my party.” Joe invited................................
8. Mr. Gray said, “Don’t play in the street.” Mr. Gray warned the children not ......
9. “Would you like to come on a picnic with us? They invited .....................
10. “Please don’t tell anybody what happened.” He asked .........................
11. “If you don’t give me a pay rise. I’ll resign.” She threatened ...................
12. “I’ll finish the work by the end of this week.” John promised ...................
13. “You ought to take a break, Andrew.” She advised.............................
14. “Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work.” They reminded .............
15. “Stay away from me.” Tom warned ..........................................
16. “Why don’t we sing a few songs?” He suggested ..............................
17. “You can’t run out of the garden,” Ms. Kelly said to the children. Ms. Kelly prevented the children .
PRACTICE ENGLISH 11: REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVEExamples:
1.“Stay in bed until you feel better,” said the doctor.
The doctor ………………………………………………………………………………………….2.“Don’t interrupt me while I’m talking,” said the boss.
The boss told me ……………………………………………………………………………………3.“If I were you, I would sell your old motor bike,” said my friend. [advise sb [not] to do sth]
My friend advised ………………………………………………………………………………….4.“I will help you with your work,” John told me. [promise [sb] [not] to do sth] [hứa]
John promised ………………………………………………………………………………………5.“I’ll shoot if you move,” said the robber. [threaten [sb] to do sth] đe dọa
The robber threatened ………………………………………………………………………………..6.“Don’t come too near the cliff edge,” said the guide to the tourists. [warn sb [not] to do sth]
The guide warned ……………………………………………………………………………………….7.“Would you like to go on a picnic with us this weekend,” said Ann. [invite sb to do sth: mời]
Ann invited ……………………………………………………………………………………………8.“Don’t forget to turn off the lights before leaving,” Sue told me. [remind sb to do sth; nhắc nhở]
Sue reminded ………………………………………………………………………………………….9.“Go on, take part in the competition,” said my father. [encourage/ urge sb to do sth]
My father encouraged me ………………………………………………………………………………10.“Shall I give you a ride to the station, Jane?” said Tom. [offer to do sth: tự nguyện làm điều gì đó]
Tom offered ……………………………………………………………………………………………11.“Leave this place at once,” the officer told his soldiers. [order sb [not] to do sth: ra lệnh]
The officer ordered …………………………………………………………………………………..12.“Do me a favor, please” said the servant to his master. [beg sb to do sth: cầu xin, nài nỉ]
The servant begged ………………………………………………………………………………….13.“OK. I’ll wait for you after work,” she said. [agree to do sth: đồng ý]
She agreed ……………………………………………………………………………………………..14.“I can’t lend you this book, boy,” she said. [refuse to do sth: từ chối]
She refused ……………………………………………………………………………………………
Rewrite the following sentences as directed
1.“Remember to write to me soon,” she said to me.
She reminded............................................................................................................................................2.“You’d better spend more time learning to write,” I said to the boy.
I advised....................................................................................................................................................3.“Would you like to have dinner with us tonight?” Mike said.
Mike invited.............................................................................................................................................4.“Please, please turn off the T.V, John,” said Tom.
Tom begged..............................................................................................................................................5.“Don’t lean your bicycle against my windows, boys,” said the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper warned ...........................................................................................................................6.“Open the safe,” the robber said to the bank clerk.
The robber ordered...................................................................................................................................7.“Leave this space clear,” the notice said.
The noticed told........................................................................................................................................8. “Shall I open the window for you?” he said.
He offered.................................................................................................................................................9.“I’ll wait for you. I promise,” he said to me.
He promised ............................................................................................................................................10.“Would you like to come with me?” John said.
He invited.................................................................................................................................................11.“Don’t worry. Of course I can go there with you,” John said.
John promised..........................................................................................................................................12.“Don’t forget to take the holiday,” John said.
John reminded ........................................................................................................................................13.“You should take a holiday,” John said.
John advised ............................................................................................................................................14.“Are you going to take a holiday?” John said.
John asked whether..................................................................................................................................15.“It’s all right by me if you take a holiday,” John said.
John agreed that ........................................................................................................................................16. “Don’t touch that switch, Peter.” I said
I warned...................................................................................................................................................17.“Read it before you sign it” he said to his client.
He advised.................................................................................................................................................18. “ Will you help me, please?” he said,
She asked..................................................................................................................................................19.“Please do as I say,” he said to me.He begged....................................................................................................................................................20.“Don’t forget to prune the roses” said my aunt.
My aunt reminded....................................................................................................................................21.“Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura said.
Laura offered...........................................................................................................................................22.“If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill the boy” said the kidnapper.
The kidnapper threatened........................................................................................................................23.“I won’t answer any questions” Paul said.
Paul agreed..............................................................................................................................................24.“Would you like to go camping with us next weekend?” said Minh to Phong.
Minh invited.............................................................................................................................................25.“Don’t forget to join in the contest tomorrow morning” Lan said.
Lan reminded...........................................................................................................................................26.“Would you like me to clean the room for you” she said.
She offered...............................................................................................................................................27.“If I were you, I would join the voluntary team tomorrow, Tom.” said Mike.
Mike advised ………………………………………………………………………………………28.“Would you like to go the movies this evening, Jill?” said George.
George invited …………………………………………………………………………………………29.“Why don’t you book a package holiday, Peter?” said Ann. [advise]
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….30.“I will bring the sandwiches to the party” said Helen.
Helen offered............................................................................................................................................31. “You’d better leave that old flat,” my mother told us.
My mother advised ..................................................................................................................................32. “Don’t cross the river,” they said to him.
They warned.............................................................................................................................................33. “I think you’d better drink the medicine” the doctor said.
The doctor advised...................................................................................................................................34.“This spot is the best place for a picnic.”
My father said ........................................................................................................................................35.“Can you answer the phone?” he said.
He asked his son ......................................................................................................................................36. “Could you come and pick me up from school today, Dad?”
Bill asked..................................................................................................................................................37.“ If I were you, I wouldn’t drink so much”
He advised his friend ………………………………………………………………………………38.“ I won’t help you because you didn’t help me”
Joan refused .............................................................................................................................................39.“ I’ll bring it back tomorrow”
He promised ………………………………………………………………………………………….40.“Go on, send your short story to the magazine,” Linda said to Paul.
Linda encouraged ……………………………………………………………………………………….41.“Do you want to go out for dinner with me tonight, Kate?” said Felix.