Unit 10
5 Rewrite what these people said as reported speech 1 Mom: It is time to get up.
2 Dad: I will walk to school with Layla. 3 Layla: I have my spelling test today. 4 Dad: I will collect a pizza on my way home.
6 Change these sentences from reported to direct speech. Example: She told us that she had passed her exam. è “I have passed my exam,” she told us. 1 Mrs. Todd said she thought we would do well. 2 She said we had all worked hard. 3 Dad said he was proud of me. 4 My friend said she would meet us outside the café.
7 Choose the sentences in which the punctuation is correct. 1 a) The storekeeper, Mr. James gave Matt his change. b) The storekeeper Mr. James, gave Matt his change. c) The storekeeper, Mr. James, gave Matt his change. 2 a) Mr. Kelly, Matt’s neighbour, was pleased to see him. b) Mr. Kelly Matt’s, neighbour, was pleased to see him. c) Mr. Kelly Matt’s, neighbour was pleased to see him.
3 a) Don, like his sister, had a kite. b) Don like, his sister, had a kite. c) Don, like his sister had a kite.
4 a) On Friday if Lola, comes we will, go to the beach. b) On Friday, if Lola comes, we will go to the beach. c) On Friday if Lola comes we will go, to the beach.
8 Read what Dad e-mailed Zak. Write contractions for the full verbs in bold.
From: To: Subject:
Dad
Zak I am fine
Hi Zak Sorry I (1) was not at home. (2) I am still at work but (3) I will be back by five. (4) I have left my cell phone at home so (5) there is no point in calling me. I (6) will not answer. I hope (7) you will get this message.
DA Exercise 6, questions 2 and 3 may be less challenging than questions 1 and 4. • Exercise 8: Discuss why it might be acceptable to use contractions in an e-mail and not, for example, in a school composition or a formal letter.
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