GRAMMAR REVIEW – UNIT 9 – REPORTED SPEECH A. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with suitable prepositions, or adverbials, if necessary: 1. The new model will allow them to tap ____ a far larger market. 2. Rising oil prices are a potential drag ____ growth. 3. The average company sets a public target of revenue growth ____ twice its industry’s rate. 4. The company is renowned ____ its ability to offer the best possible quality to its customers. 5. The company is making a big bet ____ e-commerce. B. Put the verbs and other words in brackets into their correct forms, add prepositions, particles or auxiliary verbs if necessary. You may need to use the passive forms of the verbs. Do not change the VERBS into any other parts of speech. 1. Directors can ________________________________(risk / charge ) fraud or negligence if an organisation __________________________________ (fail / comply) laws that apply to it. 2. Salespersons _______________________________ (advise / not / sell) to individuals who ________________ (refuse / provide) pertinent information. 3. The company carried out research which ___________ (find) that people _______________________________(deter / buy) shares due to the complexity of the process. C. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it: 1. „How much did you have to pay to stay in the student hostel last year?“ she asked me. She asked me _______________________________________________________ . 2. „Will you be travelling by train tomorrow?“ she asked him. She asked him _______________________________________________________ . 3. „You mustn’t forget your credit card,“ he reminded. He reminded me that __________________________________________________ . 4. „You must be here by 9 o’clock, “ she said. She said that _______________________________________________________ . 5. „You should bring it with you today,“ she said. She said that _______________________________________________________ . 6. „If I were you, I’d read the exam questions very carefully.“ he advised. He advised _______________________________________________________ . 7. „It’s your fault that we missed the train, Sandra!“ said her mother. Sandra’s mother blamed _____________________________________________ . 8. „If I were you, I wouldn’t say anything about this to the manager,“ she said. She advised _______________________________________________________ . 9. „I won’t ever tell anyone about the money you’ve given me, “ she said to me. She promised _______________________________________________________ . 10. „Please don’t pay any attention to their silly comments,“ she said She urged _______________________________________________________ . D. Choose the words or phrases which best complete each sentence. The number of correct answers is 1-3. 1 She ...................... her holiday in Finland. A told me about B said about C said me about D told about 2 She reminded .......................... . A what to do B me what I had to do C what I had to do D me what to do 3 Have you noticed .......................... he does it? A how B the way how C the way in which D the way 4 She asked my advice ............................... subject she should study at university. A on to what B as to what C on what D to what