Chuyên đề Reported speech (câu tường thuật)

David?”
	She asked David if/whether he lived near there.
b. Wh – Questions: Các câu hỏi bắt đầu bằng một từ để hỏi như: who, when, where, when, why, how, 
	* S + asked + (O) + wh -word + S + V
	* S + wondered + wh - word + S + V
	* S + wanted to know + wh - word + S + V
	Ex:	He said to them, “Where are you going?”
	 He asked them where they were going.
	The teacher said, “When do you do your homework, Tom?”
	The teacher asked Tom when he did his homework.
	The tourist said to me, “How often does the train get in?”
	The tourist asked me how often the train got in.
III. REPORTED SPEECH: COMMANDS/ORDERS/REQUESTS (Câu mệnh lệnh/Câu đề nghị)
Ta dung động từ ask hoặc tell để tường thuật:
	* S + told/asked + O + to V(inf)
	* S + told /asked+ O + not + to V(inf)
EX:
Dick said to Jim: “Please open the window.” ® Dick told Jim to open the window.
Mother said, “Tim, go to bed early.” ® Mother told Tim to go to bed early.
Father said to Liz: “Don’t come home late.” ® Father told Liz not to come home late.
Mary angrily said: “Never smoke in my room.” ® Mary told us not to smoke in her room.
“Would you turn on the radio, please?” She asked. ® She asked me to turn on the radio.
“Could you lend me some money, please?” He asked. ®He asked me to lend him some money.
Tóm tắt
Câu gián tiếp
Statements
(Câu phát biểu)
* S + said + (that) + S + V
* S + told + O + (that) + S + V
Commands
(Câu mệnh lệnh)
* S + told/asked + O + to V(inf)
* S + told /asked+ O + not + to V0
Wh-questions
(Câu hỏi nội dung)
* S + asked + (O) + wh- + S + V
* S + wondered + wh- + S + V
* S + wanted to know + wh- + S + V
Yes-no questions
(Câu hỏi có không)
* S + asked + (O) + if / whether + S + V
* S + wondered + if /whether + S + V
* S + wanted to know + if / whether + S + V
EXERCISES
EXERCISE 1: Change the following sentences into the Reported Speech
EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: STATEMENTS)
1. Nam said “I am told to be at school before 7 o’clock”
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2. Thomas said “All the students will have a meeting next week”
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3. She said “My parents are very proud of my good marks”
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4. The teacher said “All the homework must be done carefully”
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5. Her father said to her “You can go to the movie with your friend”
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6. She said “I may visit my parents in summer”
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7. The teacher said “We can collect old book for the poor students”
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8. She said “I don’t buy this book”
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9. The boys said “We have to try our best to win the match”
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10. Her classmate said “Ha is the most intelligent girl in our class”
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EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: YES/NO QUESTIONS)
1. “Do you enjoy reading?” Mike asked Peter
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2. “Do you like sports?” Hang asked Nam
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3. “Do your sister and brother go to the same school?” She asked Nam
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4. “Are there some oranges in the fridge?” She asked her mom
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5. “Will it rain tomorrow morning?” He asked his friend
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6. “Did you go to Hue three years ago?” Tam asked Peter
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7. “Are Tam and Hoa late for class?” Tuan asked Lan
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8. She said to me “Can you speak Chinese?”
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9. “Will you be here for five days?” Tam asked Thu
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10. “Were you reading this book at 8 o’clock last Sunday?” She asked Ba
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EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: WH-QUESTIONS)
1. “Where does your father work?” The teacher asked me
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2. “How many people are there in your family?” She asked John
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3. Tam’s friend asked him “How long will you stay in England?”
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4. “What time doesthe film begin?” She asked her mom
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5. The teacher said to Lien “What‘s your hobby?”
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6. “How do you go to the airport?” His friend asked him
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7. “How much does this dress cost?” Ann asked her mother
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8. Mary asked David “How often do you wash your clothes?”
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9. “When will your father leave Vietnam for the USA?” Phong asked Thu
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10. “How many books do the students need?” The librarian asked my teacher
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EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: CONDITIONAL SENTENCES).
1. “If I had any money I'd buy you a drink,” she said to me.
She told me _______________________________________________________________
2. “If I catch the plane I'll be home by five,” he said.
He said if _________________________________________________________________
3. “You should stay in bed if you feel unwell.” my mother said.
My mother said that if _______________________________________________________
4. “What would you do if you were having a problem with grammar, Jane?” Anne asked.
Anne asked Jane what she ____________________________________________________ 
5. “If I'd had my mobile yesterday, I could have contacted you,” Matthew said.
Matthew said if he __________________________________________________________
6. “If I were you, I'd stop smoking,” she said to her brother.
She advised _______________________________________________________________
7. “If the baby is a girl what will they call her?” he wondered.
He wondered what _________________________________________________________
8. “If I don't practise my English I won't get any better,” she said.
She said if she _____________________________________________________________
9. “I'd have been in bad trouble if Jane hadn't helped me,” he said.
He said he ________________________________________________________________
10. “If the door is clocked what shall I do?” she asked.
She asked what she _________________________________________________________
EXERCISES: REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVE
1. “I’ll wait for you. I promise,” he said to me.
He promised __________________________________________________________________
2. “Please, please turn off the T.V, John,” said Tom.
Tom begged __________________________________________________________________
3. His mother said to him: “Open the window please!”
 His mother told _______________________________________________________________
4. He said to me: “Shut the door after you”.
 He told ______________________________________________________________________
5. The captain said to them: “Wait here still I come back”.
 The captain ordered ____________________________________________________________
6. “Mr. Brown, this is Miss White,” he said.
He introduced _________________________________________________________________
7. He said to me: “Don’t come back before one o’clock”.
He asked ______________________________________________________________________
8. My mother said: “Don’t forget to lock the door”.
My mother told ________________________________________________________________
9. “Don’t touch that switch, Peter.” I said
 I warned_____________________________________________________________________
10. “Come and have dinner with us” Rosy said to John. 
 Rosy persuaded _______________________________________________________________
11. “Remember to write to me soon,” she said to me.
She reminded _________________________________________________________________
12. “You’d better spend more time learning to write,” I said to the boy.
I advised _____________________________________________________________________
13. “Don’t lean your bicycle against my windows, boys,” said the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper warned _________________________________________________________
14. Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura said.
 Laura offered ________________________________________________________________
15. Would you like to go camping with us next weekend?” said John to Ann.
John invited _________________________________________________________________
EXERCISES: REPORTED SPEECH WITH GERUND
1. “Shall we go for a swim now?”
She suggested _______________________________________________________________ 
2. “I know I’m wrong,” he said.
He admitted_________________________________________________________________
3. “I didn’t say that,” He said.
He denied__________________________________________________________________
4. “If only I had told him the true!”
Jane regrets_________________________________________________________________ 
5. “I haven’t finished the assignment yet. I’m really sorry”.
The boy apologized __________________________________________________________
6. “It’s you who took my bag,” said the man to the boy.
The man accused ____________________________________________________________
7. “No, no .I really must sit for the test.”
She insisted on ______________________________________________________________
8. “What I always want is to become a doctor,” she said.
She dreamt _________________________________________________________________
9. “I can’t let you use the mobile phone,” his mother said.
His mother prevented _________________________________________________________
10. “It’s really nice of you to visit me,” she said to him.
She thanked ________________________________________________________________
11. “I like the car. I’ll buy it.”
The woman thought __________________________________________________________ 
12. “I feel like going to America soon.”
She looked forward to ________________________________________________________
13. “Whatever you do, don’t walk on the grass” the safeguard said to the tourists.
The safeguard warned ________________________________________________________
14. “It was you and only you who stole the cake from the fridge” my mother told my sister.
 My mother accused __________________________________________________________
15. “I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter.
 Peter apologized ____________________________________________________________
EXERCISE 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
1. “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary.” said Tom.
A. Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day.
B. Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.
C. Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.
D. Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day.
2. “I have something to tell you” Mary said to John.
A. Mary told John I had something to tell him.
B. Mary told John she had something to tell him.
C. Mary told John she had had something to tell him.
D. Mary told John he had had something to tell her.
3. He said, “My wife has just bought a diamond ring.”
A. He said that his wife had just bought a diamond ring.
B. He said that my wife had just bought a diamond ring.
C. He said that his wife has just bought a diamond ring.
D. he said that his wife just bought a diamond ring.
4. “I will come with you as soon as I am ready”, she said to Philip.
A. She said to Philip he will come to see you as soon as he I am ready.
B. She told Philip she will come to see her as soon as she was ready.
C. She told Philip she would come to see you as soon as she was ready.
D. She told Philip she would come to see him as soon as she was ready.
5. “I wrote to him yesterday”
A. She said to me I wrote to him the day before.	
B. She told me she wrote to him yesterday.
C. She told me she had written to him yesterday. 
D. She told me she had written to him the day before.
6. “He is talking to your sister”, She said to me.
A. She told me he was talking to your sister.	B. She told me she was talking to my sister.
C. She told me he was talking to my sister.	D. She told me he was talking to her sister.
7. “It is the time to check what you have done”, the father said to the boys.
A. The father said to the boys it was time to check what they had done.
B. The father told the boys it was time to check what they had done.
C. The father told the boys it was time to check what they have done.
D. The father told the boys it is time to check what they had done.
8. “You will like my sister when you meet her”
A. He told me you will like her sister when you meet her.
B. He told me I will like his sister when I met her.
C. He told me I would like his sister when I met her.
D. He told me I would be liked his sister when I met her.
9. “I didn’t meet Susan last week”
A. He said he didn’t meet Susan the week before. 
B. He said he hasn’t met Susan last week.
C. He said he hadn’t met Susan last week. 
D. He said he hadn’t met Susan the week before.
10. “I didn’t break your watch”
 A. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken her watch. 
 B. The boy told the girl he didn’t break her watch.
 C. The boy asked the girl he hadn’t broken her watch. 
 D. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken your watch.
11. 	The mother told her son ______ so impolitely.
A. not behaving	B. not to behave	C. did not behave	D. not behave
12. 	She said she _________ collect it for me after work.
A. would	B. did	C. will	D. had
13. 	He asked me where I ______________.
A. have studied	B. study	C. am studying	D. studied
14. The man wanted to avoid __________ on security cameras.
 A. to see	 B. being seen C. seeing D. to be seen 
15.	Peter said that he had lived in London four years ________ .
A. then	B. ago	C. before	D. later
16. 	John asked me _______________ in English.
A. what does this word mean	B. what that word means
C. what did this word mean	D. what that word meant
17. 	The host asked her _______________ tea or coffee.
A. whether she liked	B. that she liked
C. if she likes	D. whether she like
18. 	My friend asked me who _______________ the piano in the sitting room.
A. was playing	B. plays	C. is playing	D. has played
19. 	The teacher told his students _______________ laughing.
A. would stop	B. to stop	C. stop	D. stopped
20. 	Mary asked me ________________.
	A. whether I would watch the football match on TV the day before.
	B. whether I watched the football match on TV the day before.
	C. If I had watch the football match on TV the day before.
	D. whether I had watched the football match on TV the day before.
21. He asked _______________ him some money.
A. her to lend 	B. her lending 	C. she has lent 	D. she lends
22. 	Jennifer asked me where _______________ the week before.
A. had I gone 	B. did I go 	C. I had gone	D. was I going 
23. Tom asked me ________.
A. if was I having a good time last year 	
C. if would I have a good time the year before 	
B. whether I had had a good time the year before 	
D. whether I have had a good time the year before 
24. 	Do you know where _______?
A. he lives	B. did he live	C. does he live 	D. he live
25. She asked me __________ the seat ___________ or not
A. If / had occupied	B. Whether / was occupied
C. If / has been occupied	D. Whether / occupied
26. The policeman asked us ______________
A. had any of us seen the accident happen 
C. Whether any of us had seen the accident happen
B. If had any of us seen the accident happen 
D. that if any of us had seen the accident happen
27. I asked him ___________, but he said nothing
A. what the matter was	B. what was the matter
C. the matter was what	D. what’s the matter was
28. James___________ him up when the bus reached the square
A. told me wake	B. asked me to wake
C. said me to wake	D. requested me waking
29. Excuse me. Could you tell me___________ ?
A. what time is it	B. what is the time
C. what time it is	D. it is what time
30. We wonder___________ from his office after that scandal
A. why did he not resign	B. why he did not resign
C. why he not resign	D. why didn’t he resign
31. Jeff wanted to know ___________ 
A. that why were his friends laughing	B. why were his friends laughing
C. why his friends were laughing	D. the reason why his friends laughing
 32. Mr. Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the ___________ day
A. previous	B. following	C. before	D. last
 33. She ___________ him whether he liked the steak she cooked
A. asks	B. wondered	C. wanted to know	D. asked
 34. His neighbors sometimes wondered ___________ he did for a living
A. why	B. when	C. where	D. what
35. Could you please tell me ___________?
A. It is how far to the nearest bus stop	B. how far is it to the nearest bus stop
C. how far to the nearest bus stop is it	D. how far it is to the nearest bus stop
36. Marigold wondered ___________ Kevin and Ruth would be at the party
A. that	B. whether	C. if	D. B& C
37. He asked me___________ 
A. How long I have studied English	B. How long had I studied English
C. How long I had study English	D. How long I had studied English
38. The passenger asked ___________ we landed
A. what	 	B. when	C. if	 D. why
39. She asked Nam what ___________ in that room.
 A. he is doing 	B. he was doing C. was he doing D. she was doing
40. “I didn’t take your calculator”, Bob said to Mary .
 A. Bob told Mary he hadn’t taken her calculator 
 B. Bob told Mary I didn’t take your calculator 
 C. Bob told Mary he haven’t taken her calculator 
 D. Bob told Mary he had taken her calculator 
EXERCISE 3: Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Mrs. Emmanuelle told to Alice to give her a hand. 
	A	 B	 C D
John said the taxi driver to turn left at the first traffic lights. 
	 A	 B	 C	 D
Mary ordered John if he could carry her suitcase, please. 
	A	 B	 C D
Johnson Nancy Lee asked me if would I like to have dinner with her. 
	 A	 B	 C	 D
Hoa asked Lan whether did she like sports or not. 
	 A	 B	 C	 D
Ba told to Tuan if he could ride his bicycle to school. 
	A	 B	 C	 D
Phong asked Peter whether he enjoys reading books or not. 
	 A	 B	 C	 D
Mary promised her boy friend that she would expect to see him next Wednesday. 
 A	 B	 C	 D
A tourist asked how far was it from Ho Chi Minh City to Hue. 
	A	 B	 C	 D
He asked Lan how many people there are in her family. 
 A	 B	 C D
Minh’s friends asked him how long would he stay in Paris. 
	A	B	 C 	 D
She asked me if he wants to buy any sec