1. “I’ll take you to the zoo tomorrow” my mother said to me.
→ My mother said to me that she would take me to the zoo the next day.
2. Jane said to Bill “When do you expect to finish your assignment?”
→ Jane asked Bill when Bill expected to finish his assignment.
3. The man said to the boy “Can you show me the way to the bank?”
→ The man asked the boy if he could show him the way to the bank.
4. “Don’t be so silly” Mr. John said to his wife.
→ Mr John told his wife not to be silly.
5. “Give a smile” the photographer said to me.
→ The photographer told me to give a smile.
Giải thích:
Câu tường thuật ở dạng câu kể:
S + say(s)/said + (that) + S + V
Câu tường thuật ở dạng câu hỏi:
S+asked/wanted to know/wondered+if/wether+S+V
S + asked(+O)/wanted to know/wondered + Wh-words + S + V.
Câu tường thuật ở dạng câu mệnh lệnh:
Khẳng định: S + told + O + to_V
Phủ định: : S + told + O + not to_V