Indirect speech of imperative sentence
A sentence which expresses command, request, advice or suggestion is called imperative sentence.
For example,
Open the door.
Please help me.
Learn your lesson.
To change such sentences into indirect speech, the word ordered or requested or advised or suggested or forbade or not to do is added to reporting verb depending upon nature of imperative sentence in reported speech.
Examples.
Direct speech: He said to me, Please help me
Indirect Speech: He requested me to help him.
Direct speech: She said to him, You should work hard for exam
Indirect Speech: She suggested him to work hard for exam.
Direct speech: They said to him, Do not tell a lie
Indirect Speech: They said to him not to tell a lie.
Direct speech: He said, Open the door
Indirect Speech: He ordered to open the door.
Grammar Exercises
Exercise. 1. Fill in the gaps with say or tell in the correct tense.
A. Katie 1) told Dave that she had met a set of twins at a party. They looked exactly the same, she 2) ________________. I couldnt 3) ______________ the difference between them. Ive got a twin brother, too, 4) ______________ Dave. Are you 5) ______________ me the truth? asked Katie. 6)_______________ me his name. His name is Stephen, Dave 7)______________ her. Ill take you to meet him tomorrow.
B. You never listen to me, Tara 1) ________________ Jim. I 2) _______________ good morning to you three times today and you didnt answer, she 3) _______________. To
4) _________________ you the truth, it makes me really angry. Why dont you listen to me? Oh, hello Tara, said Jim. Did you just 5) ________________ something?
C. Claire 1) ______________ me that she and John are getting married, 2) ________________ Sue. She 3) ________________ that theyre going to have a big wedding with lots of guests. That will be expensive, 4) _________________ Tom. I thought John 5) ______________ that they couldnt afford a big wedding. Well, thats what Claire 6) _______________ me,
7) _______________ Sue. I dont think she would 8) _________________ a lie.
Exercise. 2. Turn the following sentences into reported speech.
1. He said, Im going to the station.
He said (that) he was going to the station.
2. Tina said, You should exercise regularly.
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3. They said, We had booked the room before we left.
4. Tom said, This meal is delicious.
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5. Ive written you a letter, she said to her friend.
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6. Weve decided to spend our holidays in Jordan, they told us.
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7. Jill said, Ill go to the bank tomorrow.
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8. She said to him, Weve been invited to a wedding.
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9. She told me, You must leave early tomorrow.
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10. Theyve gone out for the evening, Jessie said to me.
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11. They said, We may visit Joe tonight.
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12. She said, I can meet you on Tuesday.
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13. Keith said, There is a letter for you on the table.
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14. We wont be visiting Tom this evening, Sam told us.
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15. Eric said, They had been talking on the phone for an hour before I interrupted them.
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16. I havent spoken to Mary since last week, Gloria said.
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17. They delivered the letters this morning, she said.
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18. He said, Id like to buy this jumper.
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19. They arent going on holiday this year, he said.
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20. Jane said, I havent finished my homework yet.
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21. Im going to bed early tonight, Caroline said.
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22. My mother is coming to visit us, I said.
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23. We dont want to watch a film tonight, the children said.
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24. Hes playing in the garden now, his mother said.
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25. She said, You must do your homework now.
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Exercise 3. Turn the sentences into reported speech. In which of the following sentences do the tenses not change? In which do they not have to be changed?
1.The article says, The artist only uses oil paints.
The article says (that) the artist only uses oil paints.
The tenses do not change because the introductory verb is in the present simple.
2. They are working hard today, he said.
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3. Ive done the things you asked me to do, Mary said.
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4. The sun rises in the east, she said.
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5. He broke the window, they said.
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6. Weve never been on holiday abroad, they said.
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7. Mum says, Dinner is ready.
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8. Ill start cooking at six oclock, she said.
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9. We went to the supermarket yesterday, he said.
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10. Mrs Jones says, My daughter is going to have a baby.
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11. Youre never going to get a job, Dad always says.
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12. Fish live in water, he said.
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13. We went to the beach last weekend, they said.
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14. He showed me his photographs, she said.
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15. Im working on my project now, Billy said.
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Exercise. 4. Reported questions.
1. Where do you live? I asked her.
I asked her where she lived.
2. How old will you be on your next birthday? he asked me.
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3.Where is your umbrella? she asked her daughter.
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4. Do you like playing football? John asked us.
5. The boss asked, What time are you going home today?
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6. Will you take the children to school today? he asked.
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7. Who called you today? she asked.
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8. When will you decorate the kitchen? Martha asked.
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9. Who broke my vase? I asked.
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10. Father asked, Will you help me lift these boxes, please?
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11. Can you speak a foreign language? she asked her.
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12. Where is the tourist information center? we asked.
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Exercise. 5. Fill in the gaps with the introductory verbs in the list in the correct form.
order tell ask beg suggest
1. Please visit me in hospital, Joan said to Colin.
Joan asked Colin to visit her in hospital.
2. Lets eat out this evening, Paul said to her.
Paul ___________________ eating out that evening.
3. Please, please be careful, she said to him.
She __________________ him to be careful.
4. Dont go near the fire, Dad said to us.
Dad __________________ us not to go near the fire.
5. Be quiet! the commander said to the troops.
The commander _________________ the troops to be quiet.
Exercise. 6. Turn the following sentences into reported speech.
1. The doctor said to the patient, Come back to see me again next week.
The doctor told the patient to go back and see him again the following week/the week after.
2. The guard said to the driver, Stop!
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3. He said, Shall we go for a walk?
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4.She said to him, Please, please dont leave me!
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5. Jenny said to Dave, Please help me with this.
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6. She said to him, Open the window, please.
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7. Mother said, How about going for a drive?
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8. She said, Lets eat now.
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Ex ercise 7. You are being interviewed for a job and are asked the owing questions. When you come back home, tell your parents the questions you were asked.
1. How old are you? 2. Where do you live? 3. What's your address? 4. What school did you go to? 5. When did you leave school? 6. Where are you working now? 7. Who are you working for? 8. How long have you been working? 9. Are you enjoying your present job? 10.How big is your salary? 11. Why do you want to leave?
Ex ercise 8. Change the sentences into indirect speech.
1. I confess that I'm a shopaholic. 2. Let me tell you that every time I see you, I'm shining like a candle in the night. 3. He is terribly sorry for the things he has done. 4. It's a beautiful fish, we shall let it go. 5. I'm sorry to say that I don't believe you and I never will. 6. The inspector worked hard, but it didn't get him anywhere. 7. This film is a work of fiction. 8. Can you kiss me goodbye? 9. We are having a very lazy time. 10. David saw a flying saucer last summer. 11. I have a chronic headache. My organism needs a painkiller. Take this pill. It will have an immediate effect. Though it may have some side effects as well.
Ex ercise 9. Retell the following jokes in indirect speech.
1. Dentist: Stop screaming! I haven't touched your tooth yet.
Barry: I know, but you're standing on my foot.
2. What are two reasons why men don't mind their own business? 1. no mind 2. no business.
3. Bill: Why the glum look?
Stan: I just don't understand today's world. My son wears an earring. My daughter has a tattoo. My wife makes twice what I do.
Bill: So what are you going to do?
Stan: I'm going home to my father.
4. When he found a six-year-old shoe-repair ticket in the pocket of an old suit, Brown called the shop to see if the shoes were still around.
"Were they black wing tips needing half soles?" asked a clerk.
"Yes," said Brown. "We'll have them ready in a week."
5. Mother to daughter:
What kind of person is your new boyfriend? Is he respectable?
Of course, he is, Mom. He's thrifty, doesn't drink or smoke, has a very nice wife and three well-behaved children. (from "Stupid Men's Jokes")
Ex ercise 10. Retell the following jokes in indirect speech.
1. A man walked into the emergency room with both of his ears badly burnt. The man explained, "The phone rang and I picked up the iron by mistake." The nurse asked, "How did you burn the other ear?" "I did that," said the man, "when I went to phone the ambulance."
2. A telephone man was trying to measure the telephone pole but couldn't figure out how to climb up the pole. He radioed the office and they suggested that he should lay the pole down on the ground and measure it. The phone man didn't like that idea. "That won't work. I need to measure how high it is, not how long."
3. Did you hear about the man who died from jumping out of an airplane? It seems he was watching the movie, forgot where he was and stepped out for some more popcorn.
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4. "I have good news and bad news," the defence attorney told his client. "First, the bad news. The blood test came back, and your DNA is an exact match with that found at the crime scene." "Oh, no!" cried the client. "What's the good news?" "Your cholesterol has gone down to 140."
(From "Stupid Men's Jokes")
Ex ercise 11. Read the jokes and retell them in indirect speech
1. If an Englishman gets run down by a truck, he apologizes to the truck.
2. A foreign visitor to England is completely baffled by the language and struggles with the pronunciation of words such as "enough", "bough" and "though". He usually gives up altogether when he reads a local newspaper headline "Fete Pronounced Success".
3. An American tourist comes to London to stay at a top hotel. He picks up the phone one morning and asks for room service. He says, "I want three overdone fried eggs that are hard as a rock, toast that is burnt to a cinder and a cup of black coffee that tastes like mud."
"I'm sorry, sir," replies room service, "we don't serve breakfast like that." "Well, you did yesterday!"
4. An old woman from the country is visiting the big city for the first time in her life. She checks in at a smart hotel and lets the bellboy take her bags. She follows him but as the door closes, her face falls. "Young man," she says angrily. "I may be old and straight from the hills, but I ain't stupid. I paid good money and this room won't do at all. It's short of what I expected. It's too small and there's no proper ventilation. Why, there's not even a bed!" "Ma'am," replies the bellboy, "this isn't your room. It's the elevator!"
Ex ercise 12. Translate.
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SPEAKING/WRITING
Task. Topics for discussion (Speaking/Writing).
1. Speak on the operating system.
2. Speak on the most important program in an OS-the supervisor program.
3. What is Unix? Give its characteristics.
4. Speak about OS as hidden software.
UNIT 6
GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
Vocabulary Bank Unit 6
Task 1. Read, write the translation and learn the basic vocabulary terms:
1. to add effects
2. approach
3. background screen
4. bitmapped
5. check boxes
6. content
7. contextual
8. cut and paste editor
9. desk accessories
10. drop-down menu
11. easy-to-use
12. evocative
13. execute a command
14. folders directories
15. generic
16. graphic applets
17. incorporated
18. instant access
19. intuitive
20. major
21. manipulation
22. overlap
23. partial
24. pop-up menu
25. pull-down menu
26. raster graphics
27. recall
28. rendering
29. recent trend
30. researcher
31. resolution
32. responsive
33. scope
34. search tool
35. self-explanatory icons
36. simultaneously
37. single prompt
38. standard procedure
39. text-based
40. to influence greatly
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41. to offer
42. to perform
43. to release
44. to resemble
45. to restrict
46. transparency
47. two-dimensional
48. typed command labels
49. viewing area
50. volumetric
51. widespread
52. WIMP (Windows, Icons, Menus and Pointer)