Put the sentences into the Reported Speech, using the introductory verbs. Don’t use the verb “said”.
‘Why don’t we have a party?’ said Kate.
‘Don’t forget to post that letter when you go out,’ said Minnie.
‘If I were you, I'd invest your money in gold’, said Jim
‘Don’t worry Mr. Simpkins, your suit will be ready by Friday,’ said Andrew.
‘It's my fault. I forgot to turn the tap off’, said Paul
‘Why don’t we have a party at my place next weekend?’ said Sarah.
‘You really must come to the party!’ said Ann
‘There’ll be a meeting of all heads of department at 11 a.m.’ said Janet.
‘I’ll give you a hand with that if you like’, said Jack.
‘The reason for the delay is that there is a technical problem,’ said the pilot.
‘Go on - apply for the job! You might get it. Go for it’! said Jill
‘If it’s not ready by the end of the week, we’ll cancel the order,’ said Tony James.
‘For heaven’s sake don’t drink the water! It’s straight from the river!’ said Ben.
‘With my new method, you can learn 30 words a day’, said Claud
‘Don’t drive the car until the brakes have been replaced. It’s not safe’ said Ken.
‘Don’t forget to post that letter when you go out,’ said Minnie.
‘Don't worry. Everything will be ready on time’, said Mark
‘Don’t worry Mr. Simpkins, your suit will be ready by Friday,’ said Andrew.
‘Why don’t we have a party at my place next weekend?’ said Sarah.
‘There’ll be a meeting of all heads of department at 11 a.m.’ said Janet.
‘Yes, I will definitely be at the meeting’, said Neil.
‘The reason for the delay is that there is a technical problem,’ said the pilot.
‘You need to make an appointment online’ said Tom.
‘If it’s not ready by the end of the week, we’ll cancel the order,’ said Tony James.
‘Don’t drive the car until the brakes have been replaced. It’s not safe’ said Ken.
- Preposition + verb: feel like + gerund (going)
2. The driver of the other car accused me the accident.
- Preposition + verb: accused + prepositional object (me) + preposition (of) + gerund (causing)
3. There’s a fence around the lawn to stop people on the grass.
- Preposition + verb: stop + object (people) + preposition (from) + gerund (being)
4. Excuse me you, but may I ask you something?
- Preposition + verb: excuse + object (me) + preposition (for) + pronoun (you)
5. The man who has been arrested is suspected a false passport.
- Preposition + verb: suspected + object (the man) + preposition (of) + gerund (having)
6. I’m fed up with my job. I’m thinking something else.
- Preposition + verb: thinking + object (of) + gerund (doing)
7. The guards weren’t able to prevent the prisoner .
- Preposition + verb: prevent + object (the prisoner) + from + gerund (escaping)
8. I didn’t want to hear the story, but Dan insisted me.
- Preposition + verb: insisted + object (me) + preposition (on) + gerund (hearing)
9. I’m getting hungry. I’m really looking forward something.
- Preposition + verb: looking forward + preposition (to) + gerund (eating)
10. I think you should apologize to Sue so rude to her.
- Preposition + verb: apologize + object (to Sue) + for + gerund (being)
11. I’m sorry I can’t come to your party, but thank you very much me.
- Preposition + verb: thank + object (me) + for + gerund (inviting)
12. The police stopped the car because they suspected the driver not a seat belt.
- Preposition + verb: suspected + object (the driver) + preposition (of) + gerund (not wearing)
Note: The preposition "to" is often used after verbs like "look forward to," "thank you," and "apologize." The preposition "for" is used to express the reason or cause of an action. The preposition "of" is used to indicate suspicion or accusation. The preposition "from" is used to indicate the source or origin of something. The preposition "on" is used to indicate insistence. The preposition "of" is used to indicate the object or purpose of an action. The preposition "to" is used to indicate the recipient of an action.