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1. Reported Speech – Rules and Exercises
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2. Reported Speech – Rules and Exercises
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3. Reported Speech – Rules and Exercises
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4. Reported Speech – Rules and Exercises
EXERCISES
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5. Reported Speech – Rules and Exercises
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6. Reported Speech – Rules and Exercises
Answer Key: 1.whether I should go to college or not 2.wanted to do with my life 3.she had had the same problem
when she had been my age 4.if I had ever heard of the au pair program in America 5.I hadn’t 6.she had lived with an
American family for a year 7.how much that program would cost me 8.I would earn about $200 a week, get my own
room, and get three meals a day 9.I would have a chance to travel in the U.S. 10.if it had been a good experience for
her 11.it had changed her life 12.she had gained a new understanding of people 13.her English had improved a lot
14.if the work had been very hard 15.it was 16.it was very rewarding 17.I was thinking about going to America for a
year. 18.not to go 19.I was too young 20.I didn’t have any experience 21.I had babysat many times for our
neighbours’ kid 22.I would get even more experience 23.my English would improve if I lived with an American family
24.not to worry 25.I would keep in touch with them by e-mail almost every day 26.what I had to do 27.if I had to
wait for them at school 28.while the kids were in school, I could take English classes at a local college 29.I didn’t have
enough money to pay for school 30.they would pay for my classes 31.we would stay in touch/to stay in touch 32.I
would always be welcome in their house 33.they were happy they had let me go to America.
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7. Reported Speech – Rules and Exercises
Answer Key: 1.whether I should go to college or not 2.wanted to do with my life 3.she had had the same problem
when she had been my age 4.if I had ever heard of the au pair program in America 5.I hadn’t 6.she had lived with an
American family for a year 7.how much that program would cost me 8.I would earn about $200 a week, get my own
room, and get three meals a day 9.I would have a chance to travel in the U.S. 10.if it had been a good experience for
her 11.it had changed her life 12.she had gained a new understanding of people 13.her English had improved a lot
14.if the work had been very hard 15.it was 16.it was very rewarding 17.I was thinking about going to America for a
year. 18.not to go 19.I was too young 20.I didn’t have any experience 21.I had babysat many times for our
neighbours’ kid 22.I would get even more experience 23.my English would improve if I lived with an American family
24.not to worry 25.I would keep in touch with them by e-mail almost every day 26.what I had to do 27.if I had to
wait for them at school 28.while the kids were in school, I could take English classes at a local college 29.I didn’t have
enough money to pay for school 30.they would pay for my classes 31.we would stay in touch/to stay in touch 32.I
would always be welcome in their house 33.they were happy they had let me go to America.
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