Reported Commands & Requests Exercises PDFSet 5: Comprehensive Mixed Practice
20 questions·15 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1."Put away your toys." → The mother told her children ___ away their toys.
a) to putb) puttingc) putd) that put
2."Please don't make so much noise." → She asked the neighbours ___ so much noise.
a) to not makeb) not to makec) don't maked) not making
3."Leave this building now!" → The firefighter ___ everyone to leave the building.
a) askedb) beggedc) remindedd) ordered
4."Could you email me the details?" → He asked his colleague ___ him the details.
a) emailingb) emailedc) to emaild) email
5."Don't touch the wet paint." → The sign ___ people not to touch the wet paint.
a) warnedb) askedc) invitedd) encouraged
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.to put
2.not to make
3.ordered
4.to email
5.warned
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."to put"(a)
This is a reported command using the basic pattern: tell + object + to + infinitive. 'Your' changes to 'their' because we report about the children in the third person.
2."not to make"(b)
This is a polite negative request. 'Please' tells us to use 'asked', and 'don't' becomes 'not to'. The correct order is: ask + object + not to + infinitive.
3."ordered"(d)
An emergency command shouted by a firefighter is a strong order. 'Ordered' conveys the urgency and authority of the instruction.
4."to email"(c)
'Could you...?' is a polite request. We report it with: ask + object + to + infinitive. 'Me' changes to 'him' because the speaker (he) was referring to himself.
5."warned"(a)
A warning sign about wet paint is alerting people to a potential problem. 'Warned' is the best verb for communicating a caution or danger.
... and 15 more explanations in the PDF
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