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24 tháng 11 2017

Change these sentences into reported speech

1.He said to her:"What would you do if you were my friend?"

He asked her what she would do if she were his friend

2.Johnny said to his mother:"If I study this lesson, I'll know how do this exercise"

Johny asked his mother if he studied that lesson, he would know how to do that exercise

3.My friend said:" I'm going to leave if the weather is fine tomorrow"?

My friend said he was going to leave if the weather was fine the following day

4."If I had a car, I would drive you to the station" said the man to me

The man asked me if he had had a car, he would have driven me to the station

5.John said:"If I have time, I'll finish studying my lesson"

John said if he had time, he would finish studying his lesson

6."If he gives her a pen, she'll thank for him" said I

I said if he gave her a pen, she would thank for him

7.Lan said:"If you had got up early, you wouldn't have been late for your class"

Lan asked me if I had got up early, I wouldn't have been late for my class

8.Jane said to me:"I will bring back to you some souvenirs if I visit Paris"

Jane asked me she would bring back to me some souvenirs if I visited Paris

1 tháng 12 2018

giúp tớ tiếng anh với cậu :<

change the following sentences into reported speech
1."have you finished the final test yet, Andrew
-> she asked
2.(will your class have a picnic at the beach tomorrow?"
-> my mother asked
3. "where did you go last sunday ?" hoa said to me>
-> hoa asked
4."let organize a party to celebrate our success " said the manager to us
--> the manager suggested
5."it was very kind of you to offer me this job, Mr,Wilson " said Helen
--> Helen thanked
6.(You should go home and rest for a while " said Mrs Brown
--> Mrs Brown advised
7.Daisy said"i want to be a very famous singer worldwide"
--> Daisy dreamed
8."don't forget to washing up, John" said Jill.
--> Jill reminded
9.mary said " i'm listening to music now"
-->mary said:
10.they said to us "we were living here at this time yesterday"
--> they told

I. Change the following conditional sentences into reported speech 1.He said to her: " what would you do if you were my frind? " 2.Johnny said to his mother: " if I study this lesson. I'll know how to do this exercise" 3. My friend said: " I'm going to leave if the weather is fine tomorrow ? 4. if I had a car I would drive you to the station ' said the man to me' 5.John said " If have time I'll finish studying my lesson" 6'.If he gives her a pen ,she'll thank for him " said I 7.Lan said...
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I. Change the following conditional sentences into reported speech

1.He said to her: " what would you do if you were my frind? "

2.Johnny said to his mother: " if I study this lesson. I'll know how to do this exercise"

3. My friend said: " I'm going to leave if the weather is fine tomorrow ?

4. if I had a car I would drive you to the station ' said the man to me'

5.John said " If have time I'll finish studying my lesson"

6'.If he gives her a pen ,she'll thank for him " said I

7.Lan said " If you had got up early ,you would n't have been late for your class"

8.Jane said to me " I will bring black to you some souvenirs if I visit Paris "

9." If I had more money, I would buy some beautiful presents for you"She said

10. " If you understand him he, will trust you" I said to her

II.

1.David ( come) .......from England

2.I was driving home when I ( see) ....a car which ( break)...down,so I ( stop)...to see if I could help.

3.He ( not like)..cooking very much

4.when I ( come)...to the room last night .this film ( begin) ...a quarter before

5.Why ( you/ wash) ... your car this early morning

6.What ( he/do) ....yesterday?

7.My father never ( drink) .....wine

8.when the earthquake (take place) ....,I (work).....in my office

9.Shakespeare ( write)..........many dramas

10.Look! the girl (go).. to catch the bus

11.We ( see) ....that film before 1975?

12. This room ( paint).. since the last time I (be)...here

13.(you/meet) ....her when you were in Italy?

14. Those singera (be).... famous in my country for years.

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13 tháng 12 2017

II.

1.David come from England

2.I was driving home when I saw a car which broke down,so I stopped to see if I could help.

3.He doesn't like cooking very much

4.When I came to the room last night .this film was beginning a quarter before

5.Why did you wash your car this early morning

6.What did he do yesterday?

7.My father never drinks wine

8.When the earthquake was taking place,I worked in my office

9.Shakespeare wrote many dramas

10.Look! the girl is going to catch the bus

11.Did we see that film before 1975?

12. This room has been painted since the last time I was here

13.Did you meet her when you were in Italy?

14. Those singers have been famous in my country for years.

I. Change the following conditional sentences into reported speech 1.He said to her: " what would you do if you were my frind? " 2.Johnny said to his mother: " if I study this lesson. I'll know how to do this exercise" 3. My friend said: " I'm going to leave if the weather is fine tomorrow ? 4. if I had a car I would drive you to the station ' said the man to me' 5.John said " If have time I'll finish studying my lesson" 6'.If he gives her a pen ,she'll thank for him " said I 7.Lan said...
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I. Change the following conditional sentences into reported speech

1.He said to her: " what would you do if you were my frind? "

2.Johnny said to his mother: " if I study this lesson. I'll know how to do this exercise"

3. My friend said: " I'm going to leave if the weather is fine tomorrow ?

4. if I had a car I would drive you to the station ' said the man to me'

5.John said " If have time I'll finish studying my lesson"

6'.If he gives her a pen ,she'll thank for him " said I

7.Lan said " If you had got up early ,you would n't have been late for your class"

8.Jane said to me " I will bring black to you some souvenirs if I visit Paris "

9." If I had more money, I would buy some beautiful presents for you"She said

10. " If you understand him he, will trust you" I said to her

II.

1.David ( come) .......from England

2.I was driving home when I ( see) ....a car which ( break)...down,so I ( stop)...to see if I could help.

3.He ( not like)..cooking very much

4.when I ( come)...to the room last night .this film ( begin) ...a quarter before

5.Why ( you/ wash) ... your car this early morning

6.What ( he/do) ....yesterday?

7.My father never ( drink) .....wine

8.when the earthquake (take place) ....,I (work).....in my office

9.Shakespeare ( write)..........many dramas

10.Look! the girl (go).. to catch the bus

11.We ( see) ....that film before 1975?

12. This room ( paint).. since the last time I (be)...here

13.(you/meet) ....her when you were in Italy?

14. Those singera (be).... famous in my country for years.

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1 tháng 1 2018

II

1: comes

2:saw/ was broken/stopped

3:doesnot like

4:came/ had been begun

mk mỏi tay quáhiha

28 tháng 11 2018

CHANGE INTO REPORTED SPEECH

1. Nam said "I'll help you if i can,Mai "

Nam told Mai that he would help her if he could.

2.They said "If the weather is nice next week,we will go to the country"

They said If the weather was nice the next week,they would go to the country

3.Mai said "If my mother were here,I'm sure she'd know what to do"

Mai said If her mother was here,I was sure she would know what to do

4.He said to girl friend "What would you do if you were rich"

He asked girl friend What she would do if she were rich

5.Tom asked me "How would you feel if you lived on Mars"

Tom asked me How I would feel if I lived on Mars

6."If i hadn't been so busy yesterday,I could have phoned you" Tom said to Mary

Tom said to Mary that if he hadn't been so busy the day before,she could have phoned her

7.Nam told me" If you are not careful,you'll have an accident"

Nam told me that If I was not careful,I would have an accident

8.Lan said "If you had left you bike unlocked,it would have been stolen"

Lan said If you had left you bike unlocked,it would have been stolen

9."If it is fine tomorrow ,we'll go to the seaside" said they

They said if it was fine tomorrow ,they would go to the seaside

10."If you don't leave me alone now, I'll call the police" she told him

she told him that If he didn't leave her alone then, she would call the police

11."If we didn't have a test tomorrow,we'd go on a picnic" said the boys

the boys said If they didn't have a test the next day,we'd go on a picnic

12.The man said to his son, "If you fell,you would hurt yourself

The man said to his son that if he fell,he would hurt himself

Change the following conditional sentences into reported speech. 1. “I will come to see her if I have time” the man said to Mary. => The man said .................................................................................. 2. “What would you say if someone stepped on your feet?” he asked her. => He asked ........................................................................................... 3. “If it doesn’t rain, we will go out with you” they said to me. => They said to me...
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Change the following conditional sentences into reported speech.

1. “I will come to see her if I have time” the man said to Mary.

=> The man said ..................................................................................

2. “What would you say if someone stepped on your feet?” he asked her.

=> He asked ...........................................................................................

3. “If it doesn’t rain, we will go out with you” they said to me.

=> They said to me .......................................................................................

4. “If you asked me, I would lend you my motorbike” the man said to me.

=> The man ....................................................................................................

5. “They would be very disappointed if you did not come” the man said to his daughter. => The man said to his daughter .......................................................................

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11 tháng 10 2018

Change the following conditional sentences into reported speech.

1. “I will come to see her if I have time” the man said to Mary.

=> The man said ...............to mary he would come to see her if he had time...................................................................

2. “What would you say if someone stepped on your feet?” he asked her.

=> He asked ....................her what she would say if someone stepped on her feet.......................................................................

3. “If it doesn’t rain, we will go out with you” they said to me.

=> They said to me ..............if it didn't rain, they would go out with me.........................................................................

4. “If you asked me, I would lend you my motorbike” the man said to me.

=> The man ..............said to me if i asked him, he would lend me his môtrbike ......................................................................................

5. “They would be very disappointed if you did not come” the man said to his daughter. => The man said to his daughter ..................they would be very disappointed if she did not come.....................................................

17 tháng 7 2017

1. the man said '' be quiet, boys''

the man told the boys to be quiet

2. ann said to him '' don't wait for me if i am late ''

Ann told him not to wait for her if she were late

3. tom said to us '' please help me ''

Tom told us to help him

4. ''turn your light off and go to bed early, nam'' I said

I told Nam to turn off his light and go to bed early

5. he said '' I'll be here again tomorrow''

he said he would be there again the next day

6. he said to them '' your houses are nicer than mine ''

he told them their houses were nicer than his house

7. she said '' he's lived her for 4 years''

she said he had lived there for 4 years

8. '' I'm going away for a few days and will phone you when I get back '' tom said to me

Tom told me he was going away for a few days and would phone me when he get back

9. '' I saw her this morning '' said he

he said he had seen her that morning

10. '' I don't like this film'' Betty said to Bill

Betty told Bill he didn't like that film

11. '' I saw John yesterday but he didn't see me '' Tom said

Tom said he had seen John the previous day but he hadn't seen him

12. she said to her mother '' I haven't seen her since I came here''

she told her mother she hadn't seen her since she came there

13. Mary said to John '' I can not go to the movie with you next week ''

Mary told John she couldn't go to the movie with him the following week

14. William said '' I'm very grateful to you for your helping me with the vietnamese lesson, Lan''

William told Lan that he was very grateful to her for her helping him with the vietnamese lesson

4 tháng 10 2017

tra loi hay quayeu

rewrite these sentences below, using the words in blanhkets 1. He said to her, " Come to the party. You'll enjoy it" ( Persuade) 2. He said to me. " I 'll lend you some money if you like" ( offer) 5. " I'll tell you the truth" Tom said to Joe 7." You must pay for the damage you've done" she said. So I paid ( make) 8. " I haven't done anything wrong" Tom said ( deny) 10." Yes, I did drive too fasst through the town " she said ( admit) 12. Manyy people feel like taking part in the Boston...
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rewrite these sentences below, using the words in blanhkets

1. He said to her, " Come to the party. You'll enjoy it" ( Persuade)

2. He said to me. " I 'll lend you some money if you like" ( offer)

5. " I'll tell you the truth" Tom said to Joe

7." You must pay for the damage you've done" she said. So I paid ( make)

8. " I haven't done anything wrong" Tom said ( deny)

10." Yes, I did drive too fasst through the town " she said ( admit)

12. Manyy people feel like taking part in the Boston Marathon

=> Many people look..................................

14. " Please do go to the movies with me tonight" said Aunt Fancy

=> Aunt Fancy persuaded me..............................

16. " Go on holiday when the weather gét warner", she told him ( advise)

17. " Keep out of this room at all time" she said to them ( warn)

19. " If you can't find anyone else , I'll drive you to the airport " he said to me ( Volunteer)

20. " If you don't give ,e a pay rise, I'll resign " he said to me ( Threaten)

23. " It certainly wasn't me who took your car" said Bobb

25. " I saw Megan in town" he said

=> He metioned.......................

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2 tháng 7 2017

rewrite these sentences below, using the words in blanhkets

1. He said to her, " Come to the party. You'll enjoy it" ( Persuade)

He persuaded her to Come to the party.

2. He said to me. " I 'll lend you some money if you like" ( offer)

He offered to lend me some money if i liked

5. " I'll tell you the truth" Tom said to Joe

Tom told Joe that he would tell him the truth

7." You must pay for the damage you've done" she said. So I paid ( make)

She made me to pay for the damage i had done

8. " I haven't done anything wrong" Tom said ( deny)

Tom denied having done anything wrong

10." Yes, I did drive too fasst through the town " she said ( admit)

she admitted to driving too fasst through the town

12. Many people feel like taking part in the Boston Marathon

=> Many people look as if they wanted to take part in the Boston Marathon (câu này không chắc nữa)

14. " Please do go to the movies with me tonight" said Aunt Fancy

=> Aunt Fancy persuaded me to go to the movies with her that night

16. " Go on holiday when the weather gét warner", she told him ( advise)

she advised him to go on holiday when the weather got warner

17. " Keep out of this room at all time" she said to them ( warn)

she warned them to keep out of that room at all time

19. " If you can't find anyone else , I'll drive you to the airport " he said to me ( Volunteer)

he volunteered to drive me to the airport If you couldn't find anyone else

20. " If you don't give ,e a pay rise, I'll resign " he said to me ( Threaten)

he threatened to resign if i didn't give him a pay rise

23. " It certainly wasn't me who took your car" said Bobb

Bobb denied taking my car

25. " I saw Megan in town" he said

=> He mentioned that he had seen Megan in town

INDIRECT SPEECH 25. “Do you know how far the drug store is?” The foreigner asked me. The foreigner __________________________________________________________ 26. “Will you please water the flowers for me tonight, Jim?” said the old woman. ______________________________________________________________________ 27. I said to John, “Why aren’t you looking for a job?” ______________________________________________________________________ 28. Nancy said: “Why didn’t you call me, John?" Nacy...
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INDIRECT SPEECH

25. “Do you know how far the drug store is?” The foreigner asked me.

The foreigner __________________________________________________________

26. “Will you please water the flowers for me tonight, Jim?” said the old woman.

______________________________________________________________________

27. I said to John, “Why aren’t you looking for a job?”

______________________________________________________________________

28. Nancy said: “Why didn’t you call me, John?"

Nacy wanted___________________________________________________________

29. “Remember to give your parents my regard, Lan.” Nam said.

Nam said______________________________________________________________

30. “Teacher, give us better marks, please.” the puplis said.

The pupils_____________________________________________________________

31. Mr Smith said to her: "Where will you go on your vacation?”

Mr Smith asked_________________________________________________________

32. He said: “I am very proud of my parents, Daisy.”

He told________________________________________________________________

33. “Be modest if you are a good pupil, Lan.” said her mother.

Lan’s mother told her_____________________________________________________

34. “Can I use your phone?” he said to me.

He asked______________________________________________________________

35. "Whose car did you borrow last night?” I said to him.

I wondered_____________________________________________________________

36. "If I had any money, I'd buy you a drink." she said to me.

______________________________________________________________________

37. "If I were you, I'd stop smoking." she said to her brother.

______________________________________________________________________

38. "Can you lend me ten pounds?" said the boy to me.

The boy asked _________________________________________________________

39. “Don’t play with the matches!” I said to Jack.

I warned________________________________________________________________

40. "Don't swim out too far, boys." said the pool guard.

The pool guard warned__________________________________________________

II. Change direct speech into reported speech:

1. “Thanks for helping me.” Mary said.

Mary thanked ___________________________________________________________

2. “I’ll drive you to the airport. I insist.” John said to Linda.

John insisted ____________________________________________________________

3. “I’m happy you have passed the final exams. Congratulations!” Jim said to you.

Jim congratulated ________________________________________________________

4. “It was nice of you to invite me to the dinner. Thank you.” Miss White said to Peter.

Miss White thanked ______________________________________________________

5. “I’m sory I didn’t phone you earlier.” Margaret said to you.

Margaret apologized______________________________________________________

6. “I have always wanted to be a pilot.” Paul said to you.

Paul has always dreamed of________________________________________________

7. “You didn’t do what I said.” the mother said to her son.

The mother accused _____________________________________________________

8. She said “Children, stay away from the water.”

She warned_____________________________________________________________

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22 tháng 7 2018

INDIRECT SPEECH

25. “Do you know how far the drug store is?” The foreigner asked me.

The foreigner _____asked me if I knew how far the drug store was____

26. “Will you please water the flowers for me tonight, Jim?” said the old woman.

____the old woman asked Jim if he would please water the flowers for her that night________

27. I said to John, “Why aren’t you looking for a job?”

_____I asked John Why he wasn't looking for a job_____

28. Nancy said: “Why didn’t you call me, John?"

Nacy wanted______to know Why he hadn't called her____

29. “Remember to give your parents my regard, Lan.” Nam said.

Nam said___to Lan to Remember to give her parents his regard__

30. “Teacher, give us better marks, please.” the puplis said.

The pupils_said the teacher to give them better marks____

31. Mr Smith said to her: "Where will you go on your vacation?”

Mr Smith asked____her where she would go on her vacation__

32. He said: “I am very proud of my parents, Daisy.”

He told___Daisy that he was very proud of his parents ____

33. “Be modest if you are a good pupil, Lan.” said her mother.

Lan’s mother told her____that if she was a good pupil,she will be modest___

34. “Can I use your phone?” he said to me.

He asked___me if he could use my phone___

35. "Whose car did you borrow last night?” I said to him.

I wondered___him whose car he had borrowed the night before ____

36. "If I had any money, I'd buy you a drink." she said to me.

__she said to me that If she had any money, she would buy me a drink__

37. "If I were you, I'd stop smoking." she said to her brother.

_she said to her brother that If she were him, she would stop smoking__

38. "Can you lend me ten pounds?" said the boy to me.

The boy asked ____me if I could lend him ten pounds________

39. “Don’t play with the matches!” I said to Jack.

I warned____Jack not to play with the matches___

40. "Don't swim out too far, boys." said the pool guard.

The pool guard warned_____the boys not to swim out too far____

II. Change direct speech into reported speech:

1. “Thanks for helping me.” Mary said.

Mary thanked______me for helping her___________

2. “I’ll drive you to the airport. I insist.” John said to Linda.

John insisted___insisted Linda on driving her to the airport___

3. “I’m happy you have passed the final exams. Congratulations!” Jim said to you.

Jim congratulated ______ me on passing the final exam_______

4. “It was nice of you to invite me to the dinner. Thank you.” Miss White said to Peter.

Miss White thanked _______Peter for inviting her to dinner______

5. “I’m sory I didn’t phone you earlier.” Margaret said to you.

Margaret apologized____to you for not phoning you earlier________

6. “I have always wanted to be a pilot.” Paul said to you.

Paul has always dreamed of______being a pilot_____________

7. “You didn’t do what I said.” the mother said to her son.

The mother accused ___ her son of doing what she had said_______

8. She said “Children, stay away from the water.”

She warned_____the Children to stay away from the water_____

I.Reported speech with infinitive and gerund 1. "shut the door,Tom" she said (told) ............................................................................................................................ 2. "Don't believe everything you hear" he said to me (advise) ............................................................................................................................. 3."lend me your pen for a moment" I said to Mary...
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I.Reported speech with infinitive and gerund
1. "shut the door,Tom" she said (told)
............................................................................................................................
2. "Don't believe everything you hear" he said to me (advise)
.............................................................................................................................
3."lend me your pen for a moment" I said to Mary (ask)
..............................................................................................................................
4."wonld you like to have lunch with me on sunday?" (invite)
..............................................................................................................................
5.''Will you help me,please?" she said(ask)
...............................................................................................................................
6."you had better apologize for being late" said my mother (advise)
................................................................................................................................
7."We will come back again"they said(promise)
................................................................................................................................
8."Keep quiet"the teacher said to us(told)
.................................................................................................................................
9."You'd better not swim too far from the shore,"the lifeguard said to us (advise)
.................................................................................................................................
10."could you close the window"John said to Peter ( encourage )
..................................................................................................................................
11."I.ll give it to him tomorrow"John said (promise)
..................................................................................................................................
12."you should join the the football team,Eric" said the teacher (encourage)
..................................................................................................................................
13."I'd like Lan to become a doctor" my mum said (want )
...................................................................................................................................
14."Remember to lock the door before going to shool" my sister said (remind)
....................................................................................................................................
15."you should go home and take a rest"the boss said (advise)
....................................................................................................................................
16."you should not drink too much beer" his wife said(advise)
....................................................................................................................................
17."Come and see me when you want"he said to us (invite)
....................................................................................................................................
18."Please don't smoke in my room" she said to them (ask)
.....................................................................................................................................
19."Don't forget to give the book back to Joe"her sister said to her (remind)
.....................................................................................................................................
20."I'll never do it again"she said(promise)
......................................................................................................................................
21."All right ,I'll wait for you"his friend said(agree)
......................................................................................................................................
22."Let's have a party this weekend"he said(suggest)
........................................................................................................................................
23."I am sorry,I didn't phone you earlier"Marry said(apologize)
........................................................................................................................................
24."It's nice of you to help me,thank you"Bob said(thank)
........................................................................................................................................
25."I'm sorry ,I'm late"Peter said(apologize)
.........................................................................................................................................
26."Yes,ok.I'll lend you my car"Peter said to Ann(argree)
..........................................................................................................................................
27."I'll finish the work early" said the students(promise)
..........................................................................................................................................
28."I won;t help you with your homework"Jane said to me(suggest)
...........................................................................................................................................
29."What about meeting on Sunday ?" Mark said to Jane
...........................................................................................................................................
30."Why don't you help her"the teacher said to her student(suggest)
...........................................................................................................................................
31."I can't go to your birthday party next Saturday eveningk,sorry John''said Mary(apologize)
...........................................................................................................................................
32."you should lose you weight"the doctor sai to me(advise)
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I. change these sentences into passive voice 1. I'll go by train and my friend will meet me at the station 2. we put up a notice about the trip on the notice board yesterday 3. the teacher is going to explain this problem to us 4. how much did they pay you 5. the police are following the suspects 6. A woman I know has just told me about it 7. A sudden increase in water pressure may break the dam 8. nobody knows anything about Brenda's family 9. many people believe that air pollution...
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I. change these sentences into passive voice

1. I'll go by train and my friend will meet me at the station

2. we put up a notice about the trip on the notice board yesterday

3. the teacher is going to explain this problem to us

4. how much did they pay you

5. the police are following the suspects

6. A woman I know has just told me about it

7. A sudden increase in water pressure may break the dam

8. nobody knows anything about Brenda's family

9. many people believe that air pollution is going to be much worse in the next decade

II. reported speech:

1. they asked me '' what were you doing at 7 o'clock yesterday when we called you?''

2. he said to her'' when do you leave this place?''

3. we asked '' what time does the plane arrive?''

4. I asked ''where did you go last night, John?''

5. '' who put those books here, July'' her mother said

6. '' was your mother at home yesterday?'' he asked me

7. '' are you anggy?'' he asked

8. '' did they tell you when they left ?'' she said to me

9. '' are you wrearing your overcoat, Ann?'' asked she

10. mr.Smith said to me'' where will you spend your summer vacation?''

11. she said '' I can't find my umbrella''

12. they said'' we are learning English now''

13. '' my friend is comming next week'', tom said

14. '' I'll help my mum with housework this weekend''

15. '' we shall overcome this difficulty'', they said

16. '' my father is a doctor here'' my friend said

17. '' I am going on holiday tomorrow'' the boy said to his neighbor

18. '' you will have to finish all these exercises before next week'' the teacher said to hisstudents

19.'' I came back here early yesterday'' she said

20. '' I've broken the vase'' she said

21. '' I will never see you again'' the boy said to the girl

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31 tháng 7 2017

I. change these sentences into passive voice

1. I'll go by train and my friend will meet me at the station.

=> I'll be taken by train and met at the station by my friend.

2. We put up a notice about the trip on the notice board yesterday.

=> A notice about the trip was put up on the notice board yesterday.

3. The teacher is going to explain this problem to us.

=> This problem is going to be explained to us by the teacher.

4. How much did they pay you?

=> How much were you paid?

5. The police are following the suspects.

=> The suspects are being followed by the police.

6. A woman I know has just told me about it.

=> I have just been told about it by a woman I know.

7. A sudden increase in water pressure may break the dam.

=> The dam may be broken by a sudden increase in water pressure.

8. Nobody knows anything about Brenda's family.

=> Nothing about Brenda's family is known.

9. Many people believe that air pollution is going to be much worse in the next decade.

=> It is believed that air pollution is going to be much worse in the next decade.