II. Grammar Reported speech: Statements Exercise 1. Report these statements, using the verbs suggest

II. Grammar

Reported speech: Statements

Exercise 1. Report these statements, using the verbs suggested.

( Hãy tường thuật những câu này, sử dụng động từ cho sẵn. )

1. “Our lives have changed a lot thanks to the knowledge our children brought home.”

An old fanner said______________________ .

2. “I'm going to Ho Chi Minh City soon."

She said____________________________  .

3. “The film will be interesting."

I thought____________________________ .

4. “I can't help you because 1 have too much to do."

She said____________________________ .

5. “Anne has written Jim a letter."

Rick told me____________________________.

6. “It took me three hours to get here because the roads were muddy and slippery."

He told me____________________________ .

7. “I think it's a crazy idea. It won’t work.”

She said____________________________ .

8. “Breakfast is served between 7:00 and 9:00."

He announced____________________________.

Trả lời:

1. An old man said (that) their lives had changed a lot thanks to the knowledge their children (had) brought home.

2. She said ( that) she was going to Ho Chi Minh City soon

3. I thought (that) the film would be interesting.

4. She told me (that) She couldn’t help me because she had too much to do.

5. Rick told me (that) Anne had written Jim a letter.

6. He told me (that) it had taken him three hours to get there because the roads had been muddy and slippery.

7. She said (that) she thought it was a crazy idea and ( that) it wouldn't work

8. He announced (that) breakfast was served between 7:00 and 9:00.