IV. Câu cảm thán và câu trả lời yes/ no trong lời nói gián tiếp (Exclamations and yes/ no answers in indirect speeches)

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1. Câu cảm thán (Exclamations)

Câu cảm thán bắt đầu bằng What (a/ an)…!How…! thường được thuật lại bằng động từ exclaim/ say that.
Ex: ‘What a lovely garden!’ (Khu vườn đẹp quá!)
→ She exclaimed/ said that it was a lovely garden.
She exclaimed/ said that the garden was lovely.
(Cô ấy thốt lên rằng khu vườn đẹp quá!)
‘How hot it is!’ (Trời nóng quá!)
→ He exclaimed/ said that it was hot. (Anh ta kêu rằng trời nóng quá.)

★ Một số trường hợp đáng lưu ý
‘Good!’ he exclaimed → He gave an exclamation with pleasure.
‘Ugh!’ she exclaimed → She gave an exclamation with disgust.
He said, ‘Thank you!’ → He thanked me.
He said, ‘Welcome!’ → He welcomed me.
He said, ‘Good morning!’ → He greeted me.
He said, ‘Happy Christmas!’ → He wished me a happy Christmas.
He said, ‘Congratulations!’ → He congratulated me.
He said, ‘Liar!’ → He called me a liar.
He said, ‘Damn!’ → He swore.

2. Câu trả lời Yes/ No (Yes/ No answers)

Câu trả lời yesno được diễn đạt trong câu gián tiếp bằng chủ ngữ và trợ động từ tương ứng (subject + auxiliary verb).
Ex: Daniel said, ‘Is there a café nearby?’ and Tom said ‘No’.
→ Daniel asked (Tom) if there was a café nearby and Tom said there wasn’t. (Daniel hỏi có quán cà phê nào gần đây không và Tom nói không có.)
He said, ‘Can you swim?’ and I said ‘Yes’.
→ He asked (me) if I could swim and I said I could. (Anh ấy hỏi tôi có biết bơi không và tôi nói tôi biết.)

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EXERCISES

1

Report the sentence: "Jane to Tom: You play very well."

2

Report the sentence: "Sue: I left school a year ago."

3

Report the sentence: "Charlie to Helen: I haven't seen Diana recently."

4

Report the sentence: "Rachel to us: You can come and stay at my flat if you are in London."

5

Report the sentence: "John: I was reading this book all day yesterday"

6

Report the sentence: "Matthew: My car was stolen last week."

7

Report the sentence: "Judy: I want to go on holiday but I can't afford it."

8

Report the sentence: "Emma: I've only had the new computer since yesterday."

9

Report the sentence: "Sarah to me: I'm going away for a few days. I'll phone you when I get back."

10

Report the sentence: "Mark to Sandra: We must finish this report."

11

Report the sentence: "Nick: I saw Helen at a party last night and she seemed unwell."

12

Report the sentence: "Claire: I may go to Bali again."

13

Report the sentence: "Susan: It's the funniest show I've ever seen."

14

Report the sentence: "Tom to Susan: I woke up feeling ill, so I didn't go to work."

15

Report the sentence: "Judy: I work for a small publish company. I'm their marketing manager."

16

Report the sentence: "Mark: Ann might ring today."

17

Report the sentence: "Sandra: We have to stay home because it has been raining all evening."

18

Report the sentence: "Bill to Joanna: When I saw Sarah she was playing tennis."

19

Report the sentence: "Nick: I know the place well because I used to live here."

20

Report the sentence: "Susan: When I first came here, I had a hard time with the language."

21

Report the sentence: "The teacher to Jim: You mustn't make that mistake again."

22

Report the sentence: "Nicky: I don't know where Bill is living at the moment."

23

Report the sentence: "Erica: My father read the stories to me when I was a child."

24

Report the sentence: "My mother to me: If you eat too much, you'll feel ill."

25

Report the sentence: "Heinrich to journalists: For many years I worked as a merchant in the USA and Russia."

26

Report the sentence: "The lawyer: If the police had noticed Jack's car, they would have arrested him."

27

Report the sentence: "Carol: I'll have finished this report by tomorrow."

28

Report the sentence: "Elaine: I'm not going to worry about the money until I hear from the bank."

29

Report the sentence: "Emma: I hadn't travelled by underground before I came to London."

30

Report the sentence: "They to Maria: We'll be writing to you later this week."

31

Report the sentence: "The Science teacher to the class: Ice floats on water."

32

Report the sentence: "Martha: If I tidied my room, my dad would be happy."