English Practice exercises direct from reported speech: P4-08G

 

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Upper intermediate English grammar practice exercises reported-direct speech

Suggest suitable words that might have been spoken by the people reported below:

 1. Paul recommended that we should visit Morocco in spring, to avoid the summer heat.

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2. The shop assistant explained that it had been necessary to scan my computer for viruses, because it had picked up several infections.

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3. Carol’s mother suggested that she should get her hair done at the new salon next to the cinema.

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4. The guard ordered the prisoner to raise his hands above his head.

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5. Nikki offered to help her little sister with her homework.

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6. Fatima denied that she had had secret meetings with her maths tutor.

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7. Josie wondered where she had put her keys.

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8. Katy’s parents warned her not to spend all her money on clothes.

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9. Robert complained to his flat-mate about his playing loud music late at night.

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10. The speaker told us that she had started out with ten pounds and had made half a billion.

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