Reporting Verbs Quiz 10 (30 MCQs)

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1. "Ok, I will lend you my car, Bill" he said
2. Kim (2005) and Young (2010) ..... how Bach's music draws considerably on earlier composer's work. (to say just briefly)
3. Let me help you with those bags.
4. 'I hate this food!', he said. What verb would you use to report?
5. Pablo promised ..... his room at the weekend.
6. Will you remind me ..... the gas bill before the end of the month?
7. "This is how we use the present perfect" said Amy
8. DIRECT SPEECH:Let me help you with that suitcase, Natalie.REPORTED SPEECH:He offered .....
9. The criminal told the officer that he had robbed the bank.The criminal ..... to having robbed the bank.
10. Many experts believe ..... tai chi can improve mental health.
11. To make a very strong and urgent request
12. She was dancing salsa.
13. Complete the sentence:The sign said, 'BEWARE OF DOG.' It ..... us about the dog.
14. Jack persuaded ..... with him.
15. "Does she speak four languages?" The boss asked her .....
16. I don't think Joe's telling the truth.Tom let me know he ..... telling the truth.
17. My boss ..... me to apply for the promotion.
18. He apologised for ..... the vase.
19. It is rumoured ..... her.
20. Choose the best reporting verb to express this idea: "My mother is married to his cousin."
21. "I think we should wait until it stops raining."
22. "If your toothache is that bad, you should go to a dentist."
23. Passwords must ..... kept secret.
24. When the character shows that he has the same opinion as somebody, we use ' ..... '.
25. I would never encourage ..... night shifts.
26. Scientists believed that they killed the animals
27. 'Is this your car?' ..... Tommy.
28. "I didn't have my phone on me, you see" .
29. I suggest ..... a break before we discuss the next point.
30. True or False:When reporting something that was said in the past, the verb tense in the reported clause usually moves one step back into the past.