Report the sentences and questions. 1. “ Why don’t we phone Mary and have dinner tomorrow?” (suggest)
2. “Stop crying “ John ( ask).
3. “Oh ,I’m so sorry. I haven’t heard about it” (apologise)
4. “ Keep off the grass” (order)
5. “ I promise I’ll take you to Prague” (promise)
6. “ Have lunch with me”. (invite)
7. “ Why don’t we buy one?” ( suggest)
8. “ I will text you as soon as I arrive in Paris, Dan” (promise)
9. “ Please, please don’t tell anyone!” (beg)
10. “ You should have lessons” (advise)
Reported speech: He suggested phoning Mary and having dinner the next day.
Explanation: The sentence is a suggestion to phone Mary and have dinner the next day. The reported speech changes the tense of the verbs from present tense to past tense and introduces a reporting verb (suggest) to indicate that it is a suggestion.
2. "Stop crying," John asked.
Reported speech: John asked me to stop crying.
Explanation: The sentence is a request from John to stop crying. The reported speech changes the pronoun and verb tense to match the reporting verb (ask).
3. "Oh, I'm so sorry. I haven't heard about it." (apologize)
Reported speech: He apologized, saying he hadn't heard about it.
Explanation: The sentence is an apology for not knowing about something. The reported speech changes the pronoun and verb tense to match the reporting verb (apologize) and includes the phrase "saying" to introduce the apology.
4. "Keep off the grass." (order)
Reported speech: He ordered us to keep off the grass.
Explanation: The sentence is an order to not step on the grass. The reported speech changes the pronoun and introduces the reporting verb (order) to indicate that it is an order.
5. "I promise I'll take you to Prague." (promise)
Reported speech: He promised to take me to Prague.
Explanation: The sentence is a promise to take someone to Prague. The reported speech changes the pronoun and introduces the reporting verb (promise) to indicate that it is a promise.
6. "Have lunch with me." (invite)
Reported speech: He invited me to have lunch with him.
Explanation: The sentence is an invitation to have lunch together. The reported speech changes the pronoun and introduces the reporting verb (invite) to indicate that it is an invitation.
7. "Why don't we buy one?" (suggest)
Reported speech: He suggested buying one.
Explanation: The sentence is a suggestion to buy something. The reported speech changes the pronoun and introduces the reporting verb (suggest) to indicate that it is a suggestion.
8. "I will text you as soon as I arrive in Paris, Dan." (promise)
Reported speech: He promised to text Dan as soon as he arrived in Paris.
Explanation: The sentence is a promise to send a text message when arriving in Paris. The reported speech changes the pronoun, verb tense, and introduces the reporting verb (promise) to indicate that it is a promise.
9. "Please, please don't tell anyone!" (beg)
Reported speech: He begged me not to tell anyone.
Explanation: The sentence is a plea to not share something with anyone. The reported speech changes the pronoun and introduces the reporting verb (beg) to indicate that it is a plea.
10. "You should have lessons." (advise)
Reported speech: He advised me to have lessons.
Explanation: The sentence is advice to take lessons. The reported speech changes the pronoun and introduces the reporting verb (advise) to indicate that it is advice.