Question

3. report what the guests said at a wedding last sunday. a. miss moore: “they’ll make a lovely couple.” b. mr smith: “they’re going to live in brighton.” c. mrs jones: “the bride and the groom are very nice young people.” d. mr roberts: “the bride is wearing a beautiful wedding dress.” e. mr clarke: “the couple’s parents look happy.” f. miss mayall: “the bride’s father has bought them a big flat.” 4. change the following statements into the reported speech. a. “i have something to show you”, i said to her. b. “i’m going away tomorrow”, he said. c. “i’ve been in london for a month but i haven’t had time to visit the tower”, said rupert. d. “i’ll come with you as soon as i’m ready”, she replied. e. “we have a lift but very often it doesn’t work”, they said. f. “i must go to the dentist tomorrow”, he said. g. “i found an old roman coin in the garden yesterday and i am going to take it to the museum this afternoon”, he said.

Answer 1

3.
a. Miss Moore said tat they would make a lovely couple.
b. Mr Smith said that they were going to live in Brighton
c. Mrs Jones said the bride and the groom were very nice young people.
d. Mr Roberts said that the bride was wearing a beautiful wedding dress.
e. Mr Clarke said that the couple’s parents looked happy.
f. Miss Mayall said that the bride’s father had bought them a big flat.
4.
a. I told her that I had something to show her.
b. He said that he was going away the following day.
c. Rupert said that he had been in London for a month but he hadn't had time to visit the Tower.
d. She replied that she would come with me as soon as she was ready.
e. They said that they had a lift but very often it didn't work.
f. He said that he had to go to the dentist the following day.
g. He said that he had found an old Roman coin in the garden the day before and he was going to take it to the museum that afternoon.