1. “ Did Mr Brown send the potatoes to you?” she asked. - She asked....................................................................... 2. “Don’t get your shoes dirty, boys,” she said. - She told.......................................................................... 3. “What do you want for lunch today, Peter?” Mary asked. - Mary asked....................................................................... 4. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter. - Peter asked if ....................................................................... 5. “Why didn’t I get a computer before?” thought the office manager. - The office manager wondered............................................................ 6. “You had better not lend him any more money, Elizabeth,’’ said John. - John advised Elizabeth........................................................................ 7. “You stole my best cassette, Amanda!” said John. - John accused....................................................................................... 8. “ You damaged my bicycle, John!” said Mary. - Mary accused...................................................................................... 9. “When was your little boy born?” said the nurse to Mrs. Bingley. - The nurse asked Mrs. Bingley............................................................... 10. “You should take more exercise, Mr. Robert,” the doctor said. - The doctor advised................................................................................

`1,` She asked if Mr Brown had sent the potatoes to me.

`-` Tường thuật câu hỏi Yes/No:

S + asked/wanted to know/wondered + if/whether + S + V-lùi thì 

`2,` She told the boys not to get their shoes dirty.

`-` Tường thuật câu mệnh lệnh:

S+ told + O + (not) + to V

`3,` Mary asked Peter what he wanted for lunch that day.

`-` Tường thuật câu hỏi Wh-words:

S + asked (+O)/wanted to know/wondered + Wh-words + S + V-lùi thì 

`4,` Peter asked if he could borrow Janet’s typewriter.

`-` Tương tự cấu trúc câu `1`

`5,` The office manager wondered why he hadn’t gotten a computer before.

`-` Tương tự cấu trúc câu `3` 

`6,` John advised Elizabeth not to lend him any more money.

`-` Tường thuật lời khuyên: 

S+ advised  + O + (not) + to V

`7,` John accused Amanda of stealing his best cassette.

`-` Tường thuật câu buộc tội:

 S+accused + O + of + V-ing

`8,` Mary accused John of damaging her bicycle.

`-` Tương tự cấu trúc câu `7` 

`9,` The nurse asked Mrs. Bingley when her little boy had been born.

`-` Tương tự cấu trúc câu `3`

`10,` The doctor advised Mr. Robert to take more exercise.

`-` Tương tự cấu trúc câu `6` 

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`***` Các quy tắc chung của các dạng câu tường thuật.

`@` Lùi thì:
`-` HTĐ `->` QKĐ
`-` HTTD `->` QKTD
`-` HTHT `->` QKHT
`-` HTHTTD `->` QKHTTD
`-` QKĐ `->` QKHT
`-` QKTD `->` QKHTTD
`-` QKHT; QKHTTD `->` Vẫn giữ nguyên thì (QKHT; QKHTTD)
`-` Am/ Are/ Is going to `->` Was/ Were going to
`-` Can/could `->` Could
`-` Will/would `->` Would 
`-` May/ Might `->` Might
`-` Shall/ Should `->` Should
`-` Must/ Have to/ Has to `->` Had to
`@` Thay đổi đại từ:
`-` I `->` He/She
`-` You `->` He/She
`-` We `->` They
`-` They `->` They
`-` He/She/It `->` They (nếu tên người/thú cưng không xác định trước)
`-` Me `->` Him/Her
`-` Us `->` Them
`-` My `->` His/Her
`-` Our `->` Their
`@` Thay đổi trạng từ thời gian, nơi chốn:
`-` Today `->` that day.
`-` Tonight `->` that night.
`-` Tomorrow `->` the next day/ the following day.
`-` Yesterday `->` the day before/ the previous day.
`-` Ago `->` before.
`-` Now `->` then.
`-` Next/ on Saturday `->` the next/ following Saturday.
`-` Last Saturday `->` the previous Saturday/ the Saturday before.
`-` The day after tomorrow `->` in two day’s time/ two days later.
`-` This `->` that.
`-` These `->` those.
`-` This/ that `->` the.
`-` Here `->` there.