Choose a verb from the LIST below to report the direct speech below.
admit, insist, invite, warn, boast, refuse, blame, congratulate, advise, suggest.
a) ‘I was really scared when it got dark in the woods,’ said Jenny.
b) ‘Let’s look at the cost and safety issues first,’ said James.c) ‘Sorry, I still feel the same. I’m not going to see the show. It’s overrated,’ said Paolo.
d) ‘Don’t drive along the coast road on the way back from the party. It’s dangerous at night,’ said Juanita’s Dad.
e) ‘Would you like to join us for dinner tonight?’ asked Jacek.
f) ‘I’ve been promoted, but it was no surprise; I knew I was the best in the company,’ said Natasha.
g) ‘Please, let me pay for the theatre tickets,’ said Georges.
h) ‘If I were you, I’d get a job to save up some money for your round the world trip,’ said Marc.
i) ‘Well done! I’m delighted that you’ve passed your driving test!’ said Michael.
j) ‘It’s Matt’s fault that we’ve run out of petrol. We should have stopped at the last petrol station,’ said Ana.
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a) Jenny admitted that she was really scared when it got dark in the woods.
ReplyDeleteb) James suggested looking at the cost and safety issues first.
c) Paolo refused to go to see the show (because it was overrated).
d) Juanita’s Dad warned us not to drive along the coast road on the way back from the party (because it was dangerous at night).
e) Jacek invited us to join them for dinner tonight/that night.
f) Natasha boasted that she had been promoted and wasn’t surprised as she was the best in the company.
g) Georges insisted on paying for the theatre tickets.
h) Marc advised me to get a job to save up some money for my round the world trip.
i) Michael congratulated me on passing my driving test.
j) Ana blamed Matt for the car running out of petrol.