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“Remember to buy a map, Ann”, he said.
He told Ann to buy a map.
“Keep all the windows closed, Bill” they ordered
They ordered Bill to keep all the windows closed.
“Don’t take your coat off”, his mother said.
His mother told him not to take his coat off.
“Who did you see at the meeting?”, my mother asked.
My mother asked me who I had seen at the meeting.
Passive to active: I asked her if she was going to buy some new jeans.
Are you going to buy some new jeans?
Passive to active: Mark said that he couldn’t come to the cinema with us.
I can’t come to the cinema with you.
Passive to active: I told her not to leave her clothes on the stairs.
Don’t leave the clothes on the stairs.
Passive to active: Anna said she wanted to go into town the following week.
I want to go into town next week.
Rewrite this sentence using the word given: “I’ll come and pick you up later, Maria”, he said (TOLD) // He _________________ and pick her up later.
He told Maria he would come and pick her up later.
Rewrite this sentence using the word given: “I’ll come and pick you up later, Maria”, he said (TOLD) // He _________________ and pick her up later.
He told Maria he would come and pick her up later.
Rewrite this sentence using the word given: “Please, hurry up!” she said to him. (ASKED) // He _____________ up.
He asked him to hurry up.
Choose the correct option: My father warned me against driving / to drive too fast.
Against driving.
Choose the correct option: The police officer advised them to lock / locking their front door.
To lock.
Choose the correct option: We apologised to make / for making so much noise
For making.
Choose the correct option: They promised to reply / replying within fourteen days.
To reply.
Choose the correct option: He denied copying / to copy my work.
Copying.
