Review of reporting verbs and reported speech. In some sentences you have to choose the incorrect verb option. In others you have to transform the sentence into reported speech.
The doctor - reassured/explained/promised - her that the drugs would have no serious side-effects.
The doctor - reassured/promised - her that the drugs would have no serious side-effects.
15
She - invited/asked/offered - me to go on holiday with her.
She - invited/asked - me to go on holiday with her.
5
David - admitted/confessed/claimed - to being a little nervous before the operation.
David - admitted/confessed - to being a little nervous before the operation.
10
We were - blamed/accused/told off - for causing the disruption.
We were - blamed/told off - for causing the disruption.
20
My mother - persuaded/insisted/encouraged - that I go with her to the hospital.
My mother - persuaded/insisted - that I go with her to the hospital.
15
Several people have - commented/remarked/complimented - on Sally´s new look.
Several people have - commented/remarked - on Sally´s new look.
10
Zoe´s beautician - suggested/advised/warned - her against having cosmetic surgery.
Zoe´s beautician - advised/warned - her against having cosmetic surgery.
15
We tried to - dissuade/discourage/urge - her from going through with it.
We tried to - dissuade/discourage - her from going through with it.
5
It had been - confirmed/assured/announced - that the security forces would be on full alert.
It had been - confirmed/announced - that the security forces would be on full alert.
15
My boss could see I was stressed out and he - advised/proposed/recommended - me to take a few days´ holiday.
My boss could see I was stressed out and he - advised/recommended - me to take a few days´ holiday.
15
She found a dead spider in her salad and - demanded/asked/insisted - to see the manager.
She found a dead spider in her salad and - demanded/asked - to see the manager.
5
"I´ll help you do your homework later," she told him.
(PROMISED)
She ________________ do his homework later.
She promised to help him do his homework later.
20
"I´ll cut you out of my will if you marry George," he told his daughter.
(THREATENED)
He ________________________his daughter out of his will if she married George.
He threatened to cut his daughter out of his will if she married George.
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"I think you should take a few days off work," he told me.
(SUGGESTED)
He _______________________ a few days off work.
He suggested - (that) I (should) take / (that) I took - a few days off work.
15
"You must leave immediately!" she told them.
(ORDERED)
She _____________________ immediately.
She ordered them to leave immediately.
15
"I´ve always loved you," he told her.
(CONFESSED)
He __________________ her.
