Проверочная работа 1. Open the brackets to complete the sentences.
1. «Where (does he live / he lives) ?» Sam asks.
2. Pam asks where ( does he live / he lives).
3. «Why (are you always / you are always) late, Jim?»
4. Simon can't say why (he is always / is he always) late.
5. «What (are you doing / you are doing) here?» mother asked me.
6. Mike can't say what (is Helen doing / Helen is doing) here.
7. I don't know what (is the time / time it is) now.
8. «What (is the time / time it is) now?» Colin asks.

2. Choose the right words to complete the sentences.

1. I can't say they are doing here.
2. Ask him book it is. I think it is Alice's.
3. Mary doesn't remember the train arrives at the station.
4. Susan isn't sure old John is.
5. Ask Lisa she came so late yesterday.
6. Tell me we will go tomorrow.
7. Say will come to our party.

3. Make up sentences from the words and write them down.
1. can't/ whose/ gift/ it/ I/ is/ say - I can't say whose gift it is.
2. Yesterday/ remember/ when/ his mother/ Dick/ doesn't/ came home.

3. Fred/ where/ his sisters/ say/ are/can't.
4. where/ doesn't know/ Buckingham Palace/ is situated/ Sam.

5. Mary/ how many ravens/ can't say/ live/ in the Tower of London.

1. «Where does he live?» Sam asks.
Explanation: When asking a question in the present simple tense, we use the auxiliary verb "does" before the subject "he". Therefore, the correct answer is "does he live".

2. Pam asks where he lives.
Explanation: When asking a question in the present simple tense, we invert the subject and auxiliary verb. Therefore, the correct answer is "does he live".

3. «Why are you always late, Jim?»
Explanation: The adverb "always" is used to indicate a habitual action, and in present simple tense, it comes after the verb "are". Therefore, the correct answer is "are you always".

4. Simon can't say why he is always late.
Explanation: In a reported speech, we maintain the same verb tense as in the original question. Therefore, the correct answer is "he is always".

5. «What are you doing here?» mother asked me.
Explanation: When asking a question in the present continuous tense, we use the auxiliary verb "are" before the subject "you". Therefore, the correct answer is "are you doing".

6. Mike can't say what Helen is doing here.
Explanation: In a reported speech, we maintain the same verb tense as in the original question. Therefore, the correct answer is "Helen is doing".

7. I don't know what the time is now.
Explanation: In the question form, we use the subject-verb inversion "is the time". In the reported speech, we change it to the declarative sentence form "the time it is". Therefore, the correct answer is "time it is".

8. «What is the time now?» Colin asks.
Explanation: When asking a question in the present simple tense, we use the auxiliary verb "is" before the subject "the time". Therefore, the correct answer is "is the time".

2. Choose the right words to complete the sentences.

1. I can't say what they are doing here.
Explanation: The word "what" is used to introduce indirect speech. Therefore, the correct answer is "what they are doing".

2. Ask him whose book it is. I think it is Alice's.
Explanation: The possessive pronoun "whose" is used to indicate the ownership of the book. Therefore, the correct answer is "whose book".

3. Mary doesn't remember when the train arrives at the station.
Explanation: The conjunction "when" is used to introduce a time clause. Therefore, the correct answer is "when the train arrives".

4. Susan isn't sure how old John is.
Explanation: The interrogative word "how" is used to inquire about age. Therefore, the correct answer is "how old John is".

5. Ask Lisa why she came so late yesterday.
Explanation: The adverb "why" is used to inquire about the reason for coming late. Therefore, the correct answer is "why she came".

6. Tell me where we will go tomorrow.
Explanation: The adverb "where" is used to ask about the destination. Therefore, the correct answer is "where we will go".

7. Say whether you will come to our party.
Explanation: The conjunction "whether" is used to introduce a yes/no question. Therefore, the correct answer is "whether you will come".

3. Make up sentences from the words and write them down.

1. I can't say whose gift it is.
Explanation: The word order in this sentence is correct.

2. Yesterday Dick doesn't remember when his mother came home.
Explanation: The word order in this sentence is incorrect. The correct sentence should be: "Dick doesn't remember when his mother came home yesterday."

3. Fred can't say where his sisters are.
Explanation: The word order in this sentence is correct.

4. Sam doesn't know where Buckingham Palace is situated.
Explanation: The word order in this sentence is incorrect. The correct sentence should be: "Sam doesn't know where is situated Buckingham Palace."

5. Mary can't say how many ravens live in the Tower of London.
Explanation: The word order in this sentence is correct.