Exercise 8. Rewrite the following sentences in direct speech.
1. Viet said that he would be doing an experiment at 10 o’clock the following day.
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2. Mr. Quang told me that they hadn’t been at the Science Club the night before.
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3. He said that he was going to hire a robot the following Saturday.
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4. Mary told me that her parents didn’t want her to participate in that project.
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5. They said that they wouldn’t send people to the Moon the following year.
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6. I asked Ms. Gray if she could speak Martian language.
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7. Vinh asked Peter whether there were other life forms in the universe.
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8. Hoa asked me whether I had been leaving the spaceship at 3 o’clock the day before.
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9. They wanted to know if we would ever meet aliens one day.
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10. We asked Mr. Tam whether he was working for NASA then.
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11. I asked Dr. Lewis when he thought people would visit Mars.
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12. David asked me what I had talked to the astronaut the previous night.
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13. She asked Mr. Armstrong how long he had worked on space projects.
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14. The reporter wanted to know why I hadn’t taken a picture when I had seen the UFO.
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15. We asked the aliens which cities they would visit the following month.
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Put the following sentences into direct speech
1. Tom told me to call him at 7o'clock the following morning.
=> Tom told me:'' Call me at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning.''
2. Bob asked me if I lived there with my family.
=> Bob asked me:'' Do you live here with your family?''
3. MrsWhite asked me where I was working.
=> Mrs White asked me:'' Where are you working?''
4. Jones said that there wasn't any information about those colleges.
=> Jones said:'' There isn't any information about these colleges.''
5. Liz asked me whether I was interested in learning English at school.
=> Liz asked me:'' Are you interested in learning English at school?''
6. Alice asked Jane if she could speak Vietnamese.
=> Alice asked Jane:'' Can you speak Vietnamese?''
7. MrSmith told me that I had to come that day.
=> Mr Smith told me:'' You have to come today.''
8. Linda said thay they would work for that company the following week.
=> Linda said:'' They will work for this company next week."
9. The woman asked MrsJane what her daughter wanted to eat.
=> The woman asked Mrs Jane:'' What does your daughter want to eat?''
10. Andrew told us that he didn't understand what we were saying.
=> Andrew told us:'' I don't understand what you are saying''.