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    The document provides examples of sentences in direct speech and asks the test taker to convert them to reported speech, noting whether each sentence is a statement, question, or request. It also provides sentences to convert from direct to reported speech, noting whether tenses need to be changed. The second section tests knowledge of relative clauses by choosing the correct relative pronoun or adverb to combine sentences, combining sentences with relative clauses with or without commas, and combining sentences using relative or contact clauses.

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    The document provides examples of sentences in direct speech and asks the test taker to convert them to reported speech, noting whether each sentence is a statement, question, or request. It also provides sentences to convert from direct to reported speech, noting whether tenses need to be changed. The second section tests knowledge of relative clauses by choosing the correct relative pronoun or adverb to combine sentences, combining sentences with relative clauses with or without commas, and combining sentences using relative or contact clauses.

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    The document provides examples of sentences in direct speech and asks the test taker to convert them to reported speech, noting whether each sentence is a statement, question, or request. It also provides sentences to convert from direct to reported speech, noting whether tenses need to be changed. The second section tests knowledge of relative clauses by choosing the correct relative pronoun or adverb to combine sentences, combining sentences with relative clauses with or without commas, and combining sentences using relative or contact clauses.

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    Complete the sentences in reported speech.

    Note whether the sentence is a request, a statement or a


    question.

    1. He said, "I like this song."


    → He said
    2. "Where is your sister?" she asked me.
    → She asked me
    3. "I don't speak Italian," she said.
    → She said
    4. "Say hello to Jim," they said.
    → They asked me
    5. "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.
    → He said
    6. "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
    → She told the boys
    7. "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.
    → She asked him
    8. "I never make mistakes," he said.
    → He said
    9. "Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.
    → He wanted to know
    10."Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.
    → The stuntman advised the audience
    Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note whether the sentence is a request, a statement or a
    question and whether you have to change the tenses or not.

    1. "I was very tired," she said.


    → She said
    2. "Be careful, Ben," she said.
    → She told Ben
    3. "I will get myself a drink," she says.
    → She says
    4. "Why haven't you phoned me?" he asked me.
    → He wondered
    5. "I cannot drive them home," he said.
    → He said
    6. "Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she says.
    → She asks Peter
    7. "Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me.
    → She asked me
    8. He said, "Don't go too far."
    → He advised he

    Test your knowledge on Relative Clauses.


    Choose the correct relative pronoun or relative adverb.
    1. The woman ______________ is sitting at the desk is Mr Winter's secretary.
    2. I cannot remember the reason _______________ he wanted us to leave.
    3. Jane, _______________ mother is a physician, is very good at biology.
    4. She didn’t see the snake _______________ was lying on the ground.
    5. Do you know the shop _________________ Andrew picked me up?

    Combine the sentences with relative clauses. (Decide whether to use commas or not.)
    1. A monk is a man. The man has devoted his life to God.
    A monk
    2. I have one black cat. His name is Blacky.
    I have
    3. A herbivore is an animal. The animal feeds upon vegetation.
    A herbivore
    4. Carol plays the piano brilliantly. She is only 9 years old.
    Carol
    5. Sydney is the largest Australian city. It is not the capital of Australia.
    Sydney

    Combine the sentences with contact clauses.


    1. We ordered a book. It was very expensive.

    2. You are sitting on a bench. The paint on the bench is still wet.

    3. The photographer could not develop the pictures. I had taken them in Australia.

    4. One of the bins smells awful. You haven’t emptied the bin for 3 weeks.

    5. They are singing a song. I don’t know the song.

    Combine the sentences with relative clauses or contact clauses. Use contact clauses where possible. (Decide whether
    to use commas or not.)
    1. The city seems to be abandoned. It is usually crowded with people.

    2. You made an offer. We cannot accept it.


    We
    3. A midwife is a woman. She assists other women in childbirth.
    A woman
    4. Three youngsters were arrested by the police. They had committed criminal offences.
    The police
    5. The World Wide Web has become an essential part of our lives. It was invented by Tim Berners-Lee.
    Tim Berners-Lee

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