TEST 35. REPORTED SPEECH. Choose the correct reported-speech sentence (A, B or C) for each item. 1. John said, ‘I’m sorry to disturb you, Eliza’. A. John told that he was sorry to disturb Eliza. B. John told Eliza he was sorry to disturb her. C. John said to Eliza he had been sorry to disturb her. 2. He said, ‘Where is Jill going?’ A. He asked where was Jill going. B. He asked where Jill went. C. He asked where Jill was going. 3. Sally said, ‘I would like to buy it’. A. Sally said that she would like to buy it. B. Sally said she would have liked to buy it. C. Sally said that she liked to buy it. 4. ‘If I had any instructions, I would know what to do’, said Mag. A. Mag said that if she had had any instructions she would have known what to do. B. Mag said if she had any instructions she knew what to do. C. Mag said that if she had any instructions she would know what to do. 5. Robby asked, ‘Bobby, do you know “Old Barn”? It’s on the Shrewsbury Road’. A. Robby asked Bobby if he knew ‘Old Barn’ that was on the Shrewsbury Road. B. Robby asked Bobby did he know ‘Old Barn’; it was on Shrewsbury Road. C. Robby asked Bobby where ‘Old Barn’ was.

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TEST 35. REPORTED SPEECH. Choose the correct reported-speech sentence (A, B or C) for each item. 1. John said, ‘I’m sorry to disturb you, Eliza’. A. John told that he was sorry to disturb Eliza. B. John told Eliza he was sorry to disturb her. C. John said to Eliza he had been sorry to disturb her. 2. He said, ‘Where is Jill going?’ A. He asked where was Jill going. B. He asked where Jill went. C. He asked where Jill was going. 3. Sally said, ‘I would like to buy it’. A. Sally said that she would like to buy it. B. Sally said she would have liked to buy it. C. Sally said that she liked to buy it. 4. ‘If I had any instructions, I would know what to do’, said Mag. A. Mag said that if she had had any instructions she would have known what to do. B. Mag said if she had any instructions she knew what to do. C. Mag said that if she had any instructions she would know what to do. 5. Robby asked, ‘Bobby, do you know “Old Barn”? It’s on the Shrewsbury Road’. A. Robby asked Bobby if he knew ‘Old Barn’ that was on the Shrewsbury Road. B. Robby asked Bobby did he know ‘Old Barn’; it was on Shrewsbury Road. C. Robby asked Bobby where ‘Old Barn’ was.

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Перевод задания: Косвенная речь. Выберите для каждого пункта правильное предложение в косвенной речи.

B. John told Eliza he was sorry to disturb her. После told указывается адресат, а местоимение you заменяется на her.
Джон сказал Элизе, что ему жаль её беспокоить.
C. He asked where Jill was going. В косвенном вопросе используется порядок слов повествовательного предложения; время сдвигается назад.
Он спросил, куда направлялась Джилл.
A. Sally said that she would like to buy it. В косвенной речи сохраняется форма would like, поскольку она уже выражает условное желание.
Салли сказала, что хотела бы купить это.
C. Mag said that if she had any instructions she would know what to do. Условная конструкция второго типа при передаче косвенной речью сохраняет формы Past Simple и would.
Мэг сказала, что если бы у неё были инструкции, она бы знала, что делать.
A. Robby asked Bobby if he knew ‘Old Barn’, which was on the Shrewsbury Road. Вопрос общего типа передаётся с помощью if и прямого порядка слов; для связи пояснения лучше использовать which.
Робби спросил Бобби, знает ли тот «Олд-Барн», который находится на Шрусбери-роуд.

Ответ: 1 — B; 2 — C; 3 — A; 4 — C; 5 — A.