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Sentence Rewriting Exercises

The document provides examples of reported speech by giving a statement and its reported version. Some of the reported speech examples include advising to tell someone about something, apologizing for spending money, asking someone to help put chairs away, expecting to get a role in a film, remembering being somewhere as a kid, apologizing for not calling someone, pretending to be angry, wanting to apologize for forgetting a birthday, and asking someone to read a letter.

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Sentence Rewriting Exercises

The document provides examples of reported speech by giving a statement and its reported version. Some of the reported speech examples include advising to tell someone about something, apologizing for spending money, asking someone to help put chairs away, expecting to get a role in a film, remembering being somewhere as a kid, apologizing for not calling someone, pretending to be angry, wanting to apologize for forgetting a birthday, and asking someone to read a letter.

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2. Steve advised me to tell Paul about it.

   Steve suggested   Paul about it.


 
3. I'm sorry I spent so much money.
   I regret  .
 
4. Could you help me put these chairs away?
   Do you mind   these chairs away?
 
5. He thinks that he'll get the star role in the film
   He expects   in the film. 
 
6. She remembered that she had been on that beach as a kid.
   She remembered   as a kid.
 
7. "I'm sorry I didn't ring you", he said.
   He apologized   .
 
8. He made us think that he was angry.
   He pretended  .
 
9. I'm really sorry I forgot your birthday.
   I'd like   your birthday.
 
10. I'd like you to read this letter.
   Would you mind  ? 
. “Yes I did drive too fast through the town.”, she said  (admitted)
……………………………………………
2. “I’ll lend you some money, if you like” he said to me (offered)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. “I haven’t smoked for three years, she said” (stopped)             
 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. We needed petrol, so we went to a service station (stopped)         
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. I didn’t buy food for dinner so we had to go out. (forgot)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. Jack said that he hadn’t cheated in the exam. (denied)     
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. It was difficult for me not to laugh at Wendy’s letter. (help) 
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. I am sorry but you have not been appointed to the post. (regret)
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. My neighbor said he would call the police. (threatened)

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