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Relatives and Reported Speech

This document contains examples of defining and non-defining relative clauses used to join sentences, as well as examples of reported speech where direct quotations are changed to indirect speech. For the relative clauses, common relative pronouns like who, that, and which are used to combine sentences about subjects and their related details. For the reported speech, the direct quotations are rewritten in indirect speech format by changing the tense and pronouns to reflect they are no longer direct quotes but descriptions of what was said.

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Relatives and Reported Speech

This document contains examples of defining and non-defining relative clauses used to join sentences, as well as examples of reported speech where direct quotations are changed to indirect speech. For the relative clauses, common relative pronouns like who, that, and which are used to combine sentences about subjects and their related details. For the reported speech, the direct quotations are rewritten in indirect speech format by changing the tense and pronouns to reflect they are no longer direct quotes but descriptions of what was said.

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RELATIVE

CLAUSES: DEFINING / NON-DEFINING

Join the sentences using a relative pronoun. Use commas if necessary. Omit the relative if possible.

1. I took our visitors to the British Museum. They have a wonderful collection there.

2. Iliana will never forget the day. She became the captain of the ship then.

3. This is Mr. Jones. His son won a gold medal at the last Olympics.

4. I told the police about the man. He tried to steal my car.

5. Paris is the capital of France. It stands on the River Seine.

6. This is the necklace. My brother bought it for my birthday.

7. I want you to meet Martin. I've been writing to him for years.

8. You are going to a restaurant. It is very famous for its Indian food.

9. Mary is my wife's only sister. I introduced her to you last night.

10. The spider wasn’t a poisonous one. It bit your child.

11. World War II broke out in 1939. It lasted six years.

12. The factory belongs to Mr. Connery. Its walls are made of brick.


REPORTED SPEECH
Write the following sentences in reported speech.
1) Emily: "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow." Emily said that...
2) Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday." Helen told me that...
3) Robert: "My father flew to Dallas last year." Robert told me that...
4) Lisa: "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago." Lisa said that...
5) Patricia: "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend." Patricia said that...
6) Michael: "I am going to read a book this week." Michael said to me that...
7) Jason and Victoria: "We will do our best in the exams tomorrow." Jason and Victoria told me that...
8) Elisabeth: "Did you watch the latest film?" Elisabeth asked me...
9) Mandy: "Can I help you?" Mandy wanted to know...
10) Andrew: "Will Mandy have lunch with Sue?" Andrew asked me...
11) Justin: "What are you doing?" Justin asked me...
12) Frank: "How much pocket money does Lisa get?" Frank wanted to know...
13) Teacher: "Do your homework!" The teacher told me...
14) Doris: "Dance with me!" Doris told me...
15) Sabine: "Meet Sandy at the station!" Sabine told me...
16) Victoria: "Check your e-mails!" Victoria told me...
17) Mike: "Don't shout at Peter!" Mike told me...
18) Yvonne: "Don't talk to your neighbour!" Yvonne told me...
19) Denise: "Don't open the door!" Denise told me...

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