Reported Speech Rules, Examples and worksheet No.11

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Exercise-11

1. Read the given conversation and complete the following passage:

An elderly gentleman with a hearing problem goes to an audiologist, who fits him with

hearing aids. A month later, the man returns to the doctor for a checkup. “Your hearing is f almost perfect,” the doctor remarks. “Your family must be really pleased you can hear again “Oh, I haven’t told them yet,” the gentleman replies.” I just sit around and listen to their conversation”. The doctor remarked, “You are smart!”  The gentleman replies, “I’ve changed my will three times so far”! 

The doctor told the gentleman that (a)______ .The gentle replied (b) ________ .The  doctor  commented that (c) ______ . The gentleman said that (d)_________ .

2. Read the given conversation and complete the following passage:

Raman: I have planned to go out with my friends for dinner today

Renu: Then I’ll come along with my friends.

Raman: That will be a good idea,

Renu: So, where should we go for dinner?

Raman: Let us decide on the place.

Raman told Renu that (a)_______ . Then, Renu said (b) _______ which Raman thought (c) _______  . When Renu asked where they should go for dinner. Raman replied (d) _______  

Answers:-

1.(a) his hearing was almost perfect

 (b) that he hadn’t told them at that time and that he just sat around and listened to  their conversation

 (c) he was smart

 (d) he had changed his will three times so far

2. (a) he had planned to go out with his friends for dinner that day.

 (b) that she would come along with her friends.

 (c) would be a good idea.

 (d) that they should decide on the Place.

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