Complete the sentences, report the sentences using appropriate introductory verbs, and complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using between two and five words.

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9 Complete the sentences.

1. "You can ask your friends to come over," Mum told me. Mum allowed me to ask my friends to come over.
2. "Don't touch that hot surface," she said to her brother. She warned her brother not to touch that hot surface.
3. "You never show any interest in my ideas," Jacob told Stella. Jacob complained to Stella that she never showed any interest in his ideas.
4. "I am the most inventive person in my family," Evelyn said. Evelyn boasted that she was the most inventive person in her family.
5. "I'll take you to the Royal Observatory next weekend without fail," she told the children. She promised the children that she would take them to the Royal Observatory the following weekend.
6. "No, I did not spread the rumours about you," Elaine said to Sophie. Elaine denied spreading the rumours about Sophie.

10 Report the sentences using the appropriate introductory verbs.

1. "Actually, it was I who drove over Marcia's flower bed," Lynette said. Lynette admitted to being the person who had driven over Marcia's flower bed.
2. "Let's go diving during our holidays," Chloe said. Chloe suggested going diving during their holidays.
3. "What a brilliant invention!" Jessica said. Jessica exclaimed that it was a brilliant invention.
4. "Would you like me to help you with your project?" my brother asked me. My brother offered to help me with my project.
5. "What's the Millers' address?" Paul asked himself. Paul wondered what the Millers' address was.
6. "Go ahead, send your CV to the company," Angela told David. Angela encouraged David to send his CV to the company.

11 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given. Use between two and five words.

1. "You are not allowed to leave the examination room before 11:00 am," Professor Betts told us. FORBADE Professor Betts forbade us to leave the examination room before 11:00 am.
2. "Would you like to come scuba diving with us?" Ben and Tyler said to us. INVITED Ben and Tyler invited us to go scuba diving with them.
3. "This is how my invention works," he told us. EXPLAINED He explained to us the way his invention worked.
4. "Monica lost my earrings," Sandra said. ACCUSED Sandra accused Monica of losing her earrings.
5. "I've invented a device that will solve the world's energy problem," Stephen said. CLAIMED Stephen claimed to have invented a device that would solve the world's energy problem.
6. "Should I accept their offer?" Nathan asked himself. WONDERED Nathan wondered whether he should accept their offer.
7. "Why don't we take my car to go to the concert hall?" Natasha said. SUGGESTED Natasha suggested taking her car to go to the concert hall.
8. "You must agree to do the interview," James said to Lilly. INSISTED James insisted on Lilly doing the interview.
9. "I'm sorry I missed your graduation party, Meredith," Will said. APOLOGISED Will apologised to Meredith for missing her graduation party.
10. "Do thirty press-ups," his personal trainer told him. INSTRUCTED His personal trainer instructed him to do thirty press-ups.