3. Choose the right variant of the Direct Speech.

1. I asked the boy not to make such a fuss.

a) I said to the boy, “Don’t make such a fuss.”

b) I asked the boy, “Not make such a fuss.”

2. The teacher ordered the pupils to open the books.

a) The teacher to the pupils: “To open the books!”

b) The teacher to the pupils: “Open the books!”

3. Jacky asked Pat if she would spend her holidays in Russia.

a) Jacky said to Pat, “Will you spend your holidays in Russia?”

b) Jacky said to Pat, “If you spend your holidays in Russia?”

4. He asks if I am an actress.

a) He says, “Are you an actress?”

b) He says, “Do you an actress?”

5. The teacher asked the boys not to talk very loud.

a) The teacher to the boys, “Doesn’t talk very loud.”

b) The teacher to the boys, “Don’t talk very loud.”

Exercise 3. Choose the right variant of Direct Speech.

Correct answers:

1. a) I said to the boy, “Don’t make such a fuss.”

2. b) The teacher to the pupils: “Open the books!”

3. a) Jacky said to Pat, “Will you spend your holidays in Russia?”

4. a) He says, “Are you an actress?”

5. b) The teacher to the boys, “Don’t talk very loud.”

Explanation

1. Correct answer: a)

I asked the boy not to make such a fuss.

In direct speech, a negative request or command is expressed using Don't + verb.

Therefore: “Don’t make such a fuss.”

2. Correct answer: b)

The teacher ordered the pupils to open the books.

When changing an affirmative command into direct speech, we use the base form of the verb without to.

Therefore: “Open the books!”

3. Correct answer: a)

Jacky asked Pat if she would spend her holidays in Russia.

In direct speech, we restore the question form and change would back to will when appropriate.

Therefore: “Will you spend your holidays in Russia?”

4. Correct answer: a)

He asks if I am an actress.

This is a general question requiring the verb to be. We use Are you...?, not Do you...?, because actress is a noun.

Therefore: “Are you an actress?”

5. Correct answer: b)

The teacher asked the boys not to talk very loud.

Negative commands in direct speech are formed with Don't + base verb.

Therefore: “Don’t talk very loud.”

The more natural English expression would be “Don’t talk very loudly,” but option b is grammatically correct for this exercise.

Final answers:

1 — a, 2 — b, 3 — a, 4 — a, 5 — b.