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