Cover of the textbook Performer B1, Vol. 2

The key answer of exercise 34

The key to exercise solutions in chapter Workbook 10 - My media for the textbook Performer B1, Vol. 2 with authors Marina Spiazzi, Marina Tavella e Margaret Layton from Zanichelli

Question

Look at the grammar maps and fill in the blanks in the boxes below.

Answer

REPORTED SPEECH: other changes

  • now → then
  • today → that day
  • tonight → that night
  • yesterday →  the day before
  • tomorrow → the following day, the next day
  • next month → the following month
  • last week / month → the previous week, the month before
  • this / these → that, those
  • here → there

REPORTING VERBS

  • Tell + person or … - Example: Tell Mary / Tell her
  • Say (+ to) - Example: Say to John / Say to him
  • Verb (+ object) + that: affirm, agree, answer, … - Example: Confirm the details / Agree that it's true
  • Verb (+ object) + infinitive: advise, agree, invite, … - Example: Advise her to study / Invite them to come
  • Verb (+ object) + -ing form: recommend, ... - Example: Recommend trying it / Suggest doing it

REPORTED QUESTIONS

Common verbs: ask, wonder, want to know

Changes:

  • The word order becomes: subject + verb - Example: She asked if he was coming.
  • Yes / No questions are introduced by if / whether - Example: She wondered whether he would be there.
  • Wh- questions are introduced by the same interrogative pronoun / adverb as the direct speech - Example: She asked where he was going.

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