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UNIT 6: Grammar & Vocabulary
Quiz by Scott Darnell
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Complete the past simple REPORTING VERBS to make sentences.
WARNER BROS:
"We take no responsibility for the actor's accident whilst filming."
The film company _________ all responsibility for the accident on set.
Complete the past simple REPORTING VERBS to make sentences.
Alex had a smile on his face. "I've won! I've won the competition! Look at this, I've won!"
Alex __________ (that) he had won the competition. He likes to be the centre of attention.
Complete the past simple REPORTING VERBS to make sentences.
‘Please stay for dinner, Maria!’
I ____________ (that) she stayed for dinner.
Complete the past simple REPORTING VERBS to make sentences.
INTERVIEWER: When will you tell us the murderer's identity?
DIRECTOR: At the end of the play.
The director ___________ (that) the identity of the murderer would be shown at the end of the play.
Complete the past simple REPORTING VERBS to make sentences.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
"The film will be released next year in May."
The newspapers _____________ (that) the film would be released in May next year.
Complete the past simple REPORTING VERBS to make sentences.
Marcos: "There was an argument and then insults."
He ______________that there were insults during the fight as he witnessed everything.
Complete the past simple REPORTING VERBS to make sentences.
"The soup is too cold." I heard my sister say.
She _____________ to the waiter that* the soup was too cold.
*Note: here, the relative pronoun is needed because we use "that" as a bridge to connect the words properly. "That" helps the sentence make sense, like glue sticking the parts together!
She said that the soup was too cold. - the pronoun 'that' is optional because it is more direct.
Complete the past simple REPORTING VERBS to make sentences.
Carlotta and Saray said: "It was us who broke the window."
They a________________ that it was them who had broken the window,
Complete the past simple REPORTING VERBS to make sentences.
Ana heard Juan say: "The ball is mine, not yours."
The boy _____________ that the ball was his.
Complete the past simple REPORTING VERBS to make sentences.
MERCADONA:
"This is a message for customers. This store will be closing in fifteen minutes."
The speaker ___________that the store would close in 15 minutes.
Complete the sentence:
You have to have a way with words to be a successful ............................ in the world of theatre.
Complete the sentence:
He’s a very talented ..................................... . He only acts in his free time.
Complete the sentence:
The character I’m playing in the school play has a ..................................... and it’s difficult to remember all the words!
Complete the sentences with the words in lower case letters:
The drama group did a funny ..................................... about finding a talking parrot in a pet shop.
Complete the sentence:
Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3. Oh, dear, it seems the………………………is not working.
Change the following sentences to REPORTED SPEECH.
Mary said: “ I will play a card game tomorrow”
Change the following sentences to REPORTED SPEECH.
Sophie said:” I went to bed early last night”
__________________________________________
Change the following sentences to REPORTED SPEECH.
He told me: “ You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen”
___________________________________________________
Change the following sentences to REPORTED SPEECH.
My father told Ben: “I’m sure I saw you here last night.”
Change the following sentences to REPORTED SPEECH.
Jane said to Helen: “I want to tell you about my trip to New York.”
Fill in the gaps so that the following QUESTIONS are changed into reported speech:
The policeman asked me: “What were you wearing last Sunday?”
Reported speech: The policeman asked me what I _________________ wearing the previous Sunday.
Fill in the gaps so that the following QUESTIONS are changed into reported speech:
His mother asked him: “Did Leila lend you the money? I'm not sure she did.”
Reported speech: His mother ______________ if Leila had lent him the money.
Fill in the gaps so that the following QUESTIONS are changed into reported speech:
The teacher quizzed us: “Why do you think the earth moves around the sun every 365 days?”
Reported speech: The teacher was curious as to why we ______________ around the sun every 365 days.
Fill in the gaps so that the following QUESTIONS are changed into reported speech:
The manager asked the employee: “Have you completed the report yet?”
Reported speech: The manager asked the employee if he/she _____________________ the report yet.
Fill in the gaps so that the following QUESTIONS are changed into reported speech:
Sarah asked her friend: “Where did you go on vacation last summer?”
Reported speech: Sarah asked her friend __________________ on vacation the previous summer.
Here are the orders changed into reported speech, along with five options (one correct and four deliberately incorrect) for each. Choose the CORRECT option.
My mother said: “Get out of bed at once!”
Here are the orders changed into reported speech, along with five options (one correct and four deliberately incorrect) for each. Choose the CORRECT option.
He told his son: “Don’t be afraid.”
Here are the orders changed into reported speech, along with five options (one correct and four deliberately incorrect) for each. Choose the CORRECT option.
He told me: “Come to me.”
Here are the orders changed into reported speech, along with five options (one correct and four deliberately incorrect) for each. Choose the CORRECT option.
The teacher told us: “Don’t forget your homework.”
Here are the orders changed into reported speech, along with five options (one correct and four deliberately incorrect) for each. Choose the CORRECT option.
Uncle David said: “Take off your shoes when you come in, Anthony.”
