7 LF 2 Grammar Test No 4
Mock Version
2011-05-16
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1.1.
Reported Speech
Reported statements
Put the following statements into reported speech. Use introductory verbs such as
say, state (darlegen, erklären), point out (darlegen, auf etwas hinweisen) , add
(hinzufügen), remark (bemerken), explain, tell (erzählen), answer, reply (antworten)
1.1.1. Debbie to Sarah, "I am looking for a new dress."
1.1.2. Sarah (to Debbie), "This red dress here looks good."
1.1.3 Debbie (to Sarah), "I saw a wonderful blue dress here yesterday, but I can't see it now."
1.1.4. Shop assistant (to Debbie), "We have sold it, but tomorrow we will get a new collection."
1.1.5. Debbie (to Sarah), "I am going to look at other shops."
1.1.6. Debbie (to Sarah), "I have been looking for a dress since last week."
1.1.7. Sarah (to Debbie), "When I was trying on a dress yesterday, the zipper (Reißverschluss)
didn't work."
1.1.8. Sarah (to Debbie), "I wouldn't buy a dress at this shop, because the clothes are so
expensive."
1.1.9. Debbie (to Sarah), "I must not spend more than 70 € on my new dress."
1.1.10. Sarah (to Debbie), "You need not spend so much on a new. dress. At "Macy's" we will
find lots of cheap dresses."
1.2.
Reported questions
Put the following questions into reoprted ones. Use introductory verbs such as ask,
wonder, want to know,
1.2.1 Sarah (to Debbie), "How do you like this dress?"
1.2.2. Sarah (to Debbie), "Do you want to try it on?"
1.2.3. Debbie (to Sarah), "Where did you find it?"
1.2.4. Debbie (to shop assistant), "When will you get the new collection?"
1.2.5. Debbie (to Sarah), "Have you looked at the long dresses?"
1.2.6. Sarah (to Debbie), "What are you looking at?"
1.2.7. Sarah (to Debbie), "Are you going to try on this green dress?"
1.2.8. Assisant to Debbie, "What have you found so far?"
1.2.9. Assisant to Debbie, "What occasion (Gelegenheit) do you need this dress for?"
1.2.10. Assisant to Debbie, "Why didn't you want to try on this short dress?"
1.3.
Reported orders (Befehl), requests (Bitte) and advices (Ratschläge)
Put the following orders, requests or advices into reported ones. Use introductory
sentences such as tell (befehlen), ask (bitten), advise (raten), suggest (vorschlagen),
request (bitten)
1.3.1. Debbie (to Sarah), "Put away this dress. I don't like it."
1.3.2. Debbie (to shop assistant), "Could you help me with the back zipper, please?"
1.3.3. Shop assistant (to Debbie), "I would try a shawl with this dress. I think it will fit you
well."
1.3.4. Shop assistant (to Debbie), "You should try on this striped dress. It is a special bargain
(Sonderangebot)."
1.3.5. Debbie (to Sarah), "Stop showing me all these new dresses. I am tired of them."
1.3.6. Sarah (to Debbie), "Don't yell at me. I'll never go shopping with you again."
1.3.7. Shop assistant (to the girls), "Come again another time, when you have recovered from
your shopping spree (Einkaufstour)."
1.3.8. Sarah (to Debbie), "Don't you think we should stop arguing?"
1.3.9. Debbie (to Sarah), "Please forgive me! Please remain my best friend!"
1.3.10. Sarah (to Debbie), "You shouldn't wear these shoes when shopping. They make your
feet hurt."
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2.
The Passive
2.1. Turn the following active sentences into the passive: Use a by-agent.
2.1.1. Father washes the car..
2.1.2. Samira did the homework..
2.1.3. The town has repaired the streets.
2.1.4. The band will play the song tomorrow.
2.1.5. My parents are going to buy a new car.
2.1.6. Sam is writing a test.
2.1.7. The pupils must read the book.
2.1.8. The singer can sing all the songs.
2.1.9. You should eat healthy food.
2.1.10. The caretaker had already locked the building.
2.2. Turn the following active sentences without using a by-agent.
2.2.1. Are you collecting old clothes here?
2.2.2. Will they catch the thieves?
2.2.3. Did they feed the cat regularly?
2.2.4. Must we turn off our mobiles?
2.2.5. The pupils should clean the classrooms after the last period.
2.2.6. Can we omit (weglassen) this song?
2.2.7. When are you going to introduce the new headmaster?
2.2.8. I am rewriting the letter at the moment.
2.2.9. How many banks have the burglars robbed?
2.2.10. When will the town repair this street?
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7 LF 2 Grammar Test No 4
Mock Version
2011-05-16 Solutions
1.
1.1.
1.1.1.
1.1.2.
1.1.3
Reported Speech
Reported statements
Debbie told Sarah that she was looking for a new dress.
Sarah replied (answered) that that red dress there looked good.
Debbie added that she had seen a wonderful blue dress there the day before, but that she
couldn't (wasn't able to) see it then.
1.1.4. The shop assistant said to Debbie that they had sold it, but that they would get a new
collection the following day.
1.1.5. Debbie answered that she was going to look at other shops.
1.1.6. Debbie added that she had been looking for a dress since the week before.
1.1.7. Sarah told Debbie that when she had been trying on a dress the day before the zipper
(Reißverschluss) hadn't worked.
1.1.8. Sarah explained to Debbie that she wouldn't buy a dress at that shop, because the
clothes were (are) so expensive.
1.1.9. Debbie pointed out to Sarah that she wasn't allowed to spend more than 70 € on her
new dress.
1.1.10. Sarah replied that Debbie didn't have to spend so much on a new. dress. She added that
they would find lots of cheap dresses at "Macy's.
1.2. Reported questions
1.2.1 Sarah asked Debbie how she like that dress.
1.2.2. Sarah asked Debbie whether (if) she wanted to try it on.
1.2.3. Debbie wanted to know from Sarah where she had found it.
1.2.4. Debbie asked the shop assistant when they would get the new collection.
1.2.5. Debbie asked Sarah whether (if) she had looked at the long dresses.
1.2.6. Sarah asked Debbie what she was looking at.
1.2.7. Sarah wanted to know whether Debbie was going to try on that green dress.
1.2.8. Assisant wanted to know from Debbie what she had found so far.
1.2.9. Assisant asked Debbie what occasion (Gelegenheit) she needed that dress for.
1.2.10. Assisant asked Debbie why she hadn't wanted to try on that short dress.
1.3.
Reported orders (Befehl), requests (Bitte) and advices (Ratschläge)
Put the following orders, requests or advices into reported ones. Use introductory
sentences such as tell (befehlen), ask (bitten), advise (raten), suggest (vorschlagen),
request (bitten) warn (warnen - hier immer mit not)
1.3.1. Debbie told Sarah to put away that dress because she didn't like it.
1.3.2. Debbie asked the shop assistant to help her with the back zipper.
1.3.3. The shop assistant advised Debbie to try a shawl with that dress because she thought it
would fit her well.
1.3.4. The shop assistant advised Debbie to try on that striped dress because it was (is) a
special bargain
1.3.5. Debbie told Sarah to stop showing her all those new dresses because she was tired of
them.
1.3.6. Sarah warned Debbie not to yell at her, because she would never go shopping with her
again.
1.3.7. Shop assistant suggested the girls should come again another time, when they had
recovered from their shopping spree (Einkaufstour)
1.3.8. Sarah suggested to Debbie she should stop arguing.
1.3.9. Debbie asked Sarah to forgive her and to remain her best friend.
1.3.10. Sarah advied Debbie not to wear those shoes when shopping as (because) they made
(make) her feet hurt.
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2.
The Passive
2.1. Turn the following active sentences into the passive: Use a by-agent.
2.1.1. The car is washed by Father.
2.1.2. The homework was done by Samira.
2.1.3. The streets have been repaired by the town.
2.1.4. The song will be played by the band tomorrow.
2.1.5. A new car is going to be bought by my parents.
2.1.6. A test is being written by Sam.
2.1.7. The book must be read by the pupils.
2.1.8. All the songs can be sung by the singer.
2.1.9. Healthy food should be eaten by you.
2.1.10. The building had already been locked by the caretaker.
2.2. Turn the following active sentences into the passive without using a by-agent.
2.2.1. Are old clothes being collected here?
2.2.2. Will the thieves be caught?.
2.2.3. Was the cat fed regularly?
2.2.4. Must our mobiles be turned off?
2.2.5. The classrooms should be cleaned after the last period.
2.2.6. Can this song be omitted?
2.2.7. When is the new headmaster going to be introduced?
2.2.8. The letter is being rewritten at the moment.
2.2.9. How many banks have been robbed?
2.2.10. When will this street be repaired?
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