Exercise 1. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech with infinitives.
1. “Remember to write to me soon,” she said to me.
=> She reminded me to write her soon
2. “You’d better spend more time learning to write,” I said to the boy.
=> I advised the boy to spend more time learning to write
3. “Would you like to have dinner with us tonight?” Mike said to Linda.
=> Mike invited Linda to have dinner with them that night
4. “Please, please turn off the T.V, John,” said Tom.
=> Tom begged John to turn off the TV
5. “Don’t lean your bicycles against my windows, boys,” said the shopkeeper.
=> The shopkeeper warned boys not to lean their bicycles against her window
6.“Open the safe,” the robber said to the bank clerk.
=> The robber ordered the bank clerk to open the safe
7. “Leave this space clean, David,” she said.
=> She told david to leave that space clean
8. “Shall I open the window for you, Edna?” he said.
=> He offered to open the window for Edna
9. “I’ll wait for you. I promise,” he said to me.
=> He promised to wait for me
10. “Would you like to come with me?” John said to Mary.
=> John invited mary to come with him
11. “Don’t forget to take the holiday,” Mark said to me.
=> Mark reminded me to take the holiday
12. “You should take a holiday,” Jane said to David.
=> Jane advised David to have a holiday
13. “ You really must take a holiday, Linda,” Jim said.
=> Jim told linda to take a holiday
14. “Don’t touch that switch, Peter,” I said.
=> I warned peter not to touch that switch
15. “Read this document before you sign it,” he said to her.
=> He advised her to read that document before the signed it
16. “Will you help me, please?” she said to me.
=> She asked me to help her
17. “Please do as I say,” he said to me.
=> He begged me to do as he said
18. “Don’t forget to prune the roses,” my aunt said to Alfred.
=> My aunt reminded Alfred to prune the roses
19. “Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura said.
=>Laura offered to help tom with the cooking
20. “If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill your son,” the kidnappers said to them.
=>The kidnappers threatened to kill their son if they didn't pay the ránom
21. “Would you like to go camping with us next weekend?” Andrew said to Cindy.
=> Andrew invited Cindy to go camping with them the next weekend
22. “Don’t forget to join in the contest tomorrow morning, Robin,” Jessica said.
=> Jessica reminded robin to join in the contest the next morning
23. “Would you like me to clean the room for you, Alvin?” she said.
=> She offered to clean the room for Alvin