Câu trực tiếp, gián tiếp

I. Put the following sentences in to indirect speech.
1. He said to her ‘You are my friend.’
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2. John said to his mother ‘I don’t know how to do this exercise.’
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3. ‘Don’t come back before one o’clock.’ Advised my mother.
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4. ‘Cook it in butter’, Mrs Brown said to her daughter.
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5. The pupils said to their teacher, ‘Please give us better marks’
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6. ‘Pull as hard as you can’, she said to me
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7. ‘Who put salt in my coffee?’, he asked
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8. My friend said, ‘Are you going to leave tomorrow?’
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9. ‘Have you done your homework?’ said my mother
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10. I asked Bill, ‘What time did you go to bed last night?’
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11. Paul said ‘I must go home now’
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12. ‘There’s been an accident and the road is blocked’, said the policeman.
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13. ‘We are waiting for the second bus’, said the children
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14. Mary said, ‘My father died a year ago’
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15. ‘Must you go now?’, said Mr.Brown
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16. ‘Whose bicycle did you borrow yesterday?’, his other asked him
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17. ‘It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday’, said the teacher.
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18. ‘Be modest if you are good pupil’, said my father.
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19. ‘Shut the door but don’t lock it’, said my father.
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20. Tom said, ‘New York is bigger than Lodon’
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21. ‘Please help us’, they said to us
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22. ‘Don’t forget to send your parents my regards’, she said to me
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23. The traveller asked, ‘How long does it take to get to London’
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24. John said, ‘I have finished studying my lesson’
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25. Mary said, ‘I can not go to the movies with you, John’
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II. Put the following sentences into orders and requests
1. “Open the door,” he said to them.
-He told them...................................................................
2. “Where are you going?” he asked her.
-He asked her where.........................................................
3. “Which way did they go?” he asked.
-He asked... ......................................................................
4. “Bring it back if it doesn’t fit”, I said to her.
-I told... ............................................................................

5. “Don’t try to open it now,” she said to us.
-She told... ........................................................................
6. “Is it going to be a fine day today?” I asked her.
-I asked her... ....................................................................
7. “He’s not at home”, she said.
-She said that... .................................................................
8. “Is the bus station far away?” the girl asked.
-The girl wanted to know... ..............................................
9. “Don’t stay out late, Ann” Tom said.
-Tom told Ann... ...............................................................
10. “Please let me borrow your car,” he said to her.
-He asked... ........................................................................
11. “Jean, have you seen my gloves?” Thomas asked.
-Thomas asked Jean.....
12. Don’t leave the window open, Mary”, I said.
-I told Mary.... ...................................................................
13. “I’ll have a cup of tea with you,” she said.
She said that...
14. “I’ll pay him if I can” she said.
-She said that... ...................................................................
15. “What are you going to do next summer?” she asked.
- She asked us.... ...................................................................
16. “I’ll phone you tomorrow,” he told Jack.
-He told Jack that.... .............................................................
17. “Can I sit beside you, Jean?” Tom asked.
-Tom asked Jean.... ..............................................................
18. “I want a camera for my birthday,” he said.
-He said that.... ...................................................................
19. “Don’t keep the door locked,” he said to us.
-He told us.... ...................................................................
20. “How long are you going to stay?” I asked him.
-I asked him how long....
21. “Are you going by train?” she asked me.
-She wanted to know.... ..................................................
22. “Don’t use too much hot water,” she said to us.
-She asked us.... ..............................................................
23. “Will you come to my party?” she said to me.
-She invited me.... ............................................................
24. “Don’t do it again,” she said to them.
She told them..................................................................
25. “ Did Mr Brown send the potatoes to you?” she asked.
-She asked.......................................................................