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    Reported speech

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    Reported speech
    Message de tutti-frutti88 postι le 23-04-2011 ΰ 18:54:30 (S | E | F)
    Hello,

    Could you please help me to correct my exercises?
    Thank you for your answers and Happy Easter!

    A. Put the following sentences into reported speech .( Attention aux pronoms)
    1. « Stop talking to yourself, Richard, » said Peter.
    … Peter told him to stop talking himself……………………………………………………………..
    2.” Would you like to come with us, Bob?” asked Margaret.
    … Margaret asked him if he would like come with them……………………………………………………………
    3. “My husband doesn’t intend to use his car tomorrow,” said Jane.
    ……Jane announced her husband didn’t intend to use his car the next day ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
    4. “ We will help you as much as we can” they said .
    …they said they would help them as much as they can ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
    C. Reformulate these sentences using reported speech. (Attention ΰ la construction des verbes )
    1. Andrew; “ I haven’t been given anything yet “
    Andrew complained not… to have been given anything yet………………………………………………………………………
    2. Sue : “ you’d better move to London, Jennifer
    Sue advised …her to move to London … ………………..
    3. Ann: “ How come you haven’t had the car repaired
    Ann blamed him not to have repaired the car ………………………………………………………………
    4.Kevin:’”I saw her kiss my best friend “.
    Kevin remembered …to have seen her kiss his best friend………………………………………
    5. Peter : “Are you working in dotcom “?
    Peter asked her whether he was working in dotcom………………………………………………….
    6. Eliane :” can I make my living as a writer next year”
    Eliane wondered …whether she could made her living as a writer the following

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    Modifiι par lucile83 le 23-04-2011 18:57


    Rιponse: Reported speech de gerondif, postιe le 23-04-2011 ΰ 19:37:28 (S | E)
    Bonjour,

    A. Put the following sentences into reported speech .( Attention aux pronoms) (gardez les prιnoms, c'est plus clair saufsi on vous impose de les remplacer par des pronoms)
    1. « Stop talking to yourself, Richard, » said Peter.
    … Peter told(ordered) Richard to stop talking **** himself.
    2.” Would you like to come with us, Bob?” asked Margaret.
    … Margaret asked Bob if he would like ***come with them.
    3. “My husband doesn’t intend to use his car tomorrow,” said Jane.
    ……Jane announced her husband didn’t intend to use his car the next day .
    4. “ We will help you as much as we can” they said .
    …they said they would help them as much as they can(prιtιrit)………..
    C. Reformulate these sentences using reported speech. (Attention ΰ la construction des verbes )

    le dιbut des phrases vous ιtait-il imposι, moi, j'aurais conjuguι la complιtive en appliquant la concordance des temps.
    1. Andrew; “ I haven’t been given anything yet “
    Andrew complained not… to have been given anything yet
    Andrew complained that he hadn't been given anything yet.

    2. Sue : “ you’d better move to London, Jennifer
    Sue advised …her(jennifer) to move to London … ………………..
    3. Ann: “ How come you haven’t had the car repaired
    Ann blamed him not to have repaired the car (to blame for + ing)………………
    4.Kevin:’”I saw her kiss my best friend “.
    Kevin remembered (that + un plue perfect)…to have seen her kiss his best friend………………………………………
    5. Peter : “Are you working in dotcom “?
    Peter asked her whether he was working in dotcom… ok…….
    6. Eliane :” can I make my living as a writer next year”
    Eliane wondered …whether she could made her living as a writer the following year ok






    Rιponse: Reported speech de tutti-frutti88, postιe le 23-04-2011 ΰ 21:03:57 (S | E)
    Thanks you very much for your answers!



    Rιponse: Reported speech de nasri001, postιe le 23-04-2011 ΰ 22:29:06 (S | E)
    Bonjour,

    A) 1) Peter told Richard to stop talking to himself
    2) Margaret asked Bob (the rest is OK)......
    3) Jane announced (that) her husband didn't intend to use his car the following day.
    4) OK............................as much as they could.
    B) 1)........complained that he hadn't been given anything yet.
    2) Sue advised Jennifer to move to London.
    3) Ann blamed ....why he hadn't had the car repaired.
    4) OK
    5) Peter asked her if she was working in doctom.
    6) Eliane wondered if she could make her living as a writer the following year.

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    Modifiι par lucile83 le 23-04-2011 22:53
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    Rιponse: Reported speech de sherry48, postιe le 23-04-2011 ΰ 23:16:25 (S | E)
    Hello, For sentence 4A, you could choose a better pronoun...and for 3C, you could also say Ann wanted to know why he hadn't...I think the rest have already been fixed.




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