In the World of Grammar

Упражнение 13
Преобразуйте общие и специальные вопросы в косвенную речь, используя правила согласования времен.
1. "Is it the story about me?" he said.
He asked if it was the true story about him.
2. "Is Olive coming down at all?" she asked me.
She asked me Olive down at all.
3. She asked, "Can you do anything?"
She asked I anything.
4. "Does your watch tell you what year it is?" said the Hatter.
The Hatter asked my watch me what year it was.
5. "What are you laughing at, Mable?" asked Sybil.
Sybil asked Mable at.
6. "What do you propose to do?" said Lord Henry.
Lord Henry asked I to do.
7. "Have you ever had it before?" the doctor said.
The doctor asked I ever before.
8. "Did you see much of them after the marriage?" he asked.
He asked I much of them after the marriage.
9. "Have you done your room, Alice?" she said.
She asked Alice her room.
10. She said, "Will you have more spare time tomorrow?"
She sked I more spare time the next day.

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Упражнение 14
Задайте вопросы в прямой речи.
The job interview.
1. The interviewer asked Bill why he wanted to change his job.
The interviewer asked, "Why do you want to change your job?"
2. First the interviewer wondered if Bill is pleased with his job.
The interviewer asked, " you with your job?"
3. He needed to know what sort of translation Bill had ever been engaged in.
The interviewer asked, "What sort of translation you ever in?"
4. He was interested in how much Bill would like to get for his job.
The interviewer asked, "How much you to get for your job?"
5. He asked why Bill thought the company might be interested in hiring him.
The interviewer asked, "Why you the company may be interested in hiring you?"
6. He wanted to know what Bill's career goals were.
The interviewer asked, "What your career goals?"
7. He asked if Bill could prove his experience with letters of recommendation.
The interviewer asked, " you your experience with letters of recommendation?"

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Упражнение 15
Закончите следующий рассказ, используя вопросы в косвенной речи, помещенные в конце рассказа.

I had a most strange experience a few weeks ago. I was sitting at home, when at about nine o'clock there was a knock on the door. I wasn't expecting anyone, so I wondered
. I opened the door, and there was this man, wearing an old raincoat. I asked him
, but he didn't tell me at first. He wanted to know
in the house, which I thought was an odd question. Anyway, I said I was, because everyone else had gone out for the evening.
Then he asked
, so I said that I wanted to know who he was before I'd let him into my house, which is only natural, after all. Anyway, he didn't answer, but looked up and down the street. By this time I was getting a bit worried, and I wondered
, because this chap seemed a bit suspicious. But he told me that he was a policeman, and he showed me his card to prove it. He said that the police were watching the people who lived in a house a few doors away, and he asked me
.
I said I didn't. I'd seen them a few times, but I hadn't spoken to them. Then he wanted to know
, so I said 'a few weeks'. I'd seen their furniture van on the day they moved in. Then he explained
. He asked me if he could stay in my front room and watch the street for a while, so I showed him in. I asked him
, and he said it was because they suspected of being drug smugglers. I couldn't believe it. He stayed for three hours, and then left. Anyway, a few days later, I read in the paper that the police had arrested them.

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