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Ех. 1. Put the foflowing into Indirect Speech.

1.(А)

1 I asked mу friend, "How do you feel after your holiday?" I asked my friend how he
felt after his holiday.

2. "Ernie's аn educated man", remarks Florrie. Florrie remarked that Ernie was an
educated man.

3. "John never seems low or depressed," says Jane. Jane said that John never
seemed low or depressed.

4. Jack's father asked him, "Who are you writing a letter to?" Jack's father asked him
who he was writing a letter to

5. "Jack is on the terrace. He is playing chess with his brother," says Nelly. Nelly said
that Jack was on the terrace and that he was playing chess with his brother.

6. I saw a cloud of smoke and asked, "What is burning?" I saw a cloud of smoke and
asked what was burning.

7. "I can't understand what he is talking about," replies Bessie. Bessie replied she
couldn't understand what he was talking about.

8.I asked her, "Who gave you that watch?" I asked her who gave her that watch.

9. "I'll tell you when I'll be back," Nora says to Jack. Nora said to Jack she would tell
him when she was back.

10. Mr Nyman asked his wife, "How much do you spend on food every week?" Mr
Nyman asked his wife how much she spent on food every week.

11. "You have known me long," Barbara says to Martha. Barbara said to Martha that
she had known her long.

12. "You're the best assistant I've ever had, Sheppey," he says. He told Sheppey that
she was the best assistant he had ever had.

13. Henry asked Tom, "Who did you visit in the hospital?" Henry asked Tom who he
visited in the hospital.

14. "He was born in Moscow," she says. She said he was born in Moscow.

15. "We didn't have dinner there," the boy says. The boy said they didn't have dinner
there.
16. "I was so thrilled and excited by the opera," Stella says to Maurice. Stella said to
Maurice that she was so thrilled and excited by the opera.

17. "When I came Jane was playing the piano," says Kitty. Kitty said that when she
came Jane was playing the piano.

18. "When the doorbell rang I was writing a letter to John," says George. George said
that when the doorbell rang he was writing a letter to John.

Ex.1. (A B) Change the following sentences into direct.

The teacher asked Tom: “Do you come to school by bus or on foot?” The teacher
asked Tom if he came to school by bus or on foot.

2. A man stopped me in the street and asked: “Have you got a watch?”  A man
stopped me in the street and asked if I had a watch.

3. The teacher asked us: “Do you understand the question?” The teacher asked us if
we understood the question. 

4. Henry’s father asked his son: “Do you want to be an engineer or a doctor?”
Henry's father asked his son if he wanted to be an engineer
or a doctor. 

5. I asked Peter, "Are you going to play football on Friday?" I asked Peter if he was
going to play football on Friday. 

6. He asked his secretary, "Has the postman been yet?"  He asked his secretary if the
postman had already been. 

Ex.2 (A B) Translate the sentences.

1. Гид спросил туристов не устали ли они. The guide asked the tourists if they
were tired. 
2. Я спросила своих гостей хорошо ли они спали. I asked my guests if they
had been sleeping well. 
3. Он поинтересовался часто ли мы ходим в театр. He interested if we often
visited theatres. 
4. Он хотел узнать долго ли у нас работает мистер Долби.  He wanted to
know if Mister Dolby had been working with us for a long time.
5. Она спросила меня, будет ли на вечеринке Элис. She asked me if Alice
would be at the party. 
6. Она спросила меня, видел ли я Джона в последнее время. She asked me if
I had seen John lately. 
7. Хозяин отеля поинтересовался, понравился ли мне мой номер.  The
hotelier wondered if I liked my room. 
8. Она спросила, работаем ли мы сейчас.  She wondered if we were working
then. 

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