Exercise 3. Turn into reported speech, using the verbs in brackets.
1. He said to her, “Come to the party. You’ll enjoy it” (persuade)
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2. He said to me, “I’ll lend you some money if you like” (offer)
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3. He said to us, “Why don’t you have a holiday in my country cottage?” (invite)
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4. “All right. I’ll help you,” Tom said to Joe. (agree)
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5. “Whatever you do, don’t walk on the grass” the safeguard said to the tourists. (warn)
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6. “You must pay for the damage you’ve done,” she said. (make)
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7. “I haven’t done anything wrong,” Tom said. (deny)
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8. “No, I won’t talk to the lawyer,” Tom said. (refuse)
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9. “Yes, I did drive too fast through the town,” she said. (admit)
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10. “You damage my sweater, Tom,” said Ben. (accuse)
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11. “Stop speeding or you will get a ticket,” said the traffic warden to the driver. (warn)
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12. “Please do go to the movies with me tonight,” said Aunt Fancy. (persuade)
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13. “Why don’t we work and keep ourselves from starving?” said Mike. (suggest)
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14. “Go on holiday when the weather gets warmer,” she told him. (advise)
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15. “Keep out of this room at all time,” she said to them. (warn)
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1. He persuade her to come to the party.
2. He offer to lend me some money.
3. He invited us to have a holiday in his country cottage.
4. Tom agree Joe to help her.
5. The safeguard warn the tourist not to walk on the grass.
6. She made me pay for the damage i have done.
7. Tom denied having done anything wrong.
8. Tom refuse to talk to the lawyer.
9. She admitted having driven too fast through the town.
10. Ben accused Tom of damaging his sweater.
11. The traffic warden warn me to stop speeding or i would get a ticket.
12. Aunt Fancy persuade me to go to the movies with her that night.
13, Mike suggested working and keeping ourselves from starving.
14. She advised him to go on holiday when the weather got warmer.
15. She warn them to keep out of that room at all time.