Reported Orders Exercise

Choose the correct answer.

"Shut up, everybody!" said the teacher.
1. The teacher told everybody to shut up.
2. The teacher told everybody shut up.
3. The teacher said everybody to shut up.
"Open the window, Robert," said Jane.
1. Jane told Robert to open the window.
2. Jane told Robert open the window.
3. Jane told Robert opened the window.
"Phone your granny," she told him.
1. She told him to phone his granny.
2. She told he phoned his granny.
3. She told he phone his granny.
"Don't be late," she warned him.
1. She warned him not to be late.
2. She warned he wasn't late.
3. She warned him didn't be late.
"Don't talk to strangers, Michael," warned Mrs Simpson.
1. Mrs Simpson warned Michael not to talk to strangers.
2. Mrs Simpson warned Michael don't talk to strangers.
3. Mrs Simpson warned Michael didn't talk to strangers.
"Don't listen to a word he says," she told me.
1. She told him not to listen to a word he said.
2. She told him don't listen to a word he said.
3. She told him didn't listen to a word he said.
"Clare, help me clean up the kitchen," said Tony.
1. Tony told Clare to help him clean up the kitchen.
2. Tony told Clare help him clean up the kitchen.
3. Tony told Clare helped him clean up the kitchen.
"Fiona, get out of my way," said Alistair.
1. Alistair told Fiona to get out of his way.
2. Alistair told Fiona to get out of her way.
3. Alistair told Fiona gets out of his way.
"Boys! Stay away from the dog when he's eating," said Dad.
1. Dad told the boys to stay away from the dog when he was eating.
2. Dad told the boys staying away from the dog when he was eating.
3. Dad told the boys stayed away from the dog when he was eating.
"Minnie, don't scratch the sofa," said Bob.
1. Bob told Minnie not to scratch the sofa.
2. Bob told Minnie don't scratch the sofa.
3. Bob told Minnie didn't scratch the sofa.
"Carla, don't pick your nose in class," said the teacher.
1. The teacher told Carla not to pick her nose in class.
2. The teacher told Carla not to pick my nose in class.
3. The teacher told Carla not to pick your nose in class.
"Look after your sister, Michael," said Sam.
1. Sam told Michael to look after his sister.
2. Sam told Michael to look after your sister.
3. Sam told Michael to look after her sister.
"Break a leg, Oliver," said the actor.
1. The actor told Oliver to break a leg.
2. The actor told Oliver to broke a leg.
3. The actor told Oliver to breaks a leg.
"Lionel, eat your meat," said Elsa.
1. Elsa told Lionel to eat his meat.
2. Elsa told Lionel ate his meat.
3. Elsa told Lionel to eat your meat.