Reported Speech (Imperative Sentences)

Juan said, "Clean the bedroom."

• Juan said to clean the bedroom.

• Juan said me clean the bedroom.

• Juan said "clean the bedroom."

The teacher told her, " Work with your classmates."

• The teacher told her to work with her classmates.

• The teacher told her to work with your classmates.

• The teacher told her to work with my classmates.

They said, "Don't smoke here."

• They said not to smoke there.

• They said don't smoke here.

• They said to not smoke.

• They said not to smoke here.

My teacher told me, " Don't be shy."

• My teacher told me don't be shy.

• My teacher told me not to be shy.

• My teacher told me not be shy.

The doctor said to Miss Lam, "Take your medicine regularly."

• The doctor advise Miss Lam to take her medicine regularly.

• The doctor advised Miss Lam took her medicine regularly.

• The doctor advised Miss Lam to take her medicine regularly.

• The doctor advises Miss Lam to take her medicine regularly.

“Don’t do it!”

• She ask me not to do it.

• She told me to not do it.

• She asked me don't do it.

• She told me not to do it.

"Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.

• The stuntman told the audience not to try that at home.

• The stuntman told the audience not to try this at home.

• The stuntman told the audience to try that at home.

• The stuntman told the audience to try this at home.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.8.1C

What word connects the reported and reporting speech in imperative sentences?

• if

• wh-questions

• to

• that

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.8.1C

"Stop this non-sense argument!" said my teacher.

• My teacher commanded to stop that non-sense argument!

• My teacher commanded to stop that non-sense argument.

• My teacher commanded to stop this non-sense argument!

• My teacher commanded to stop this non-sense argument.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.8.1C

He asked me “Open your book!”

• He asked me to open my book.

• He asked me opening my book.

• He asked me to open your book.

• He asks me to open my book.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C