Change the following into indirect speech.

1. The girl said, It gives me great pleasure to be here this evening.

2. The man said, I must go as soon as possible.
3. She said, I dont want to see any of you; go away.
4. The teacher says, If you work hard, you will pass.
5. He said, I have won.
6. He said, Lets wait for her return.
7. Alice said, How clever I am!
8. Which way did she go? asked the young man.
9. He said to me, Where are you going?
10. Please wait here till I return, she told him.

Comparative adjectives
1. I am ___________ (tall) my sister.
2. My mum thinks that cats are ___________ (good) pets than dogs.
3. Cycling is one of ___________ (dangerous) sports.
4. I want to have ___________ (big) car.
5. A blue whale is ___________ (heavy) twenty-five elephants.
6. You look ___________ (thin) last month. Have you lost weight?
7. Bicycles are ___________ (slow) cars.
8. She is ___________ (nice) person I know.
9. What is ___________ (good) film youve seen?
10. Computers are ___________ (cheap) mobile phones.
11. Is your brother ___________ (tall) you?
12. I think Spanish is ___________ (easy) Japanese.
13. Our dog is ___________ (nice) your dog.
14. Glass bottles are ___________ (good) plastic bottles.
15. I think Rafael Nadal is ___________(good) tennis player in Spain.

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Sharks are ___________ (dangerous) other fish.

This situation is ___________ (serious) the last one.
He is ___________ (smart) his brother.
My brother wanted ___________ (expensive) trainers in the shop.
Today is ___________ (good) day of the year.
Daniela is ___________ (funny) me.
My house is ___________ (larger).
Mount Everest is ___________ (high) mountain in the world.
The sea is ___________ (large) a lake.
My job is ___________ (easy) yours.
London is ___________ (big) city in England.
This car is ___________ (comfortable) yours.
He is ___________ (rich) man in town.
I am ___________ (strong) you.
A baby blue whale gets ___________ (big) a great white shark.

Articles
Fill in the blanks with A / AN or THE or nothing at all.
1. ______________most of _____________ stories people tell about_________Irish are not
true.
2. ______________beef we had for dinner last night was excellent.
3. Everyone has problems in ________________ life.
4. I don't know much about _______________ life of Napoleon.
5. My grandmother had _____________ long life.
6. Yes, my name is ___________ Simpson, but I'm not ____________ Simpson you're
looking for.
7. _____________ people wear jewellery to look more attractive.
8. _______________ jewellery Diana wearing today is beautiful.
9. Mary is wearing ____________ gold ring today. It is made of ___________ gold.
10. _______ word to __________ wise is _________ sufficient.
1. Evan is ______ tennis coach. He teaches ______ tennis to ______ students of my
school. He is ______ extremely good coach.
2. He is ______ very strange man. He has ______ queer habit of sleeping during ______
the day and remaining awake at ______ night.
3. While ______ family was away, some burglars broke into and ransacked ______
house. They got away with all ______ jewelry.
4. Our washerwoman, Madam Chia, comes to our house thrice ______ week. Apart
from washing ______ clothes, she sometimes also cleans ______ house. She is paid
two hundred dollars ______ month.
5. As I was walking along ______ sandy beach, I spotted ______ bottle floating ______
in water. I picked up ______ bottle and saw that there was ______ note in it.

6. Ivan has always been interested in ______ cooking. He is currently undergoing

______ training in _______ hotel overseas. He plans to be ______ chef one day and
open up his own restaurant.
7. ______ four men involved in ______ kidnap attempt are wanted by ______ police.
______ reward for information leading to their arrest is ______ thousand dollars.
8. "If you like watching ______ comedies, you must see ______ movie 'The Life of
Brian'. It's ______ funniest movie I've seen this year !" Jackie was overheard saying
to ______ person beside her.
9. ______ tourism industry in ______ country is indeed booming. As ______ result,
many young people are ______ enrolling in tourism courses.
10. John and Shelly are ecstatic. They are going to be parents for ______ first time
next year. ______ baby is due in July, John hopes it will be ______ boy whereas Shelly
wants ______ girl.
11. "Are you still interested in buying ______ car ? I saw ______ magnificent red BMW
in ______ show room next to my office. ______ price is very reasonable," Kumar's
brother-in-law told him.
12. Sharon recently applied for ______ job in ______ hotel in Iowa. Just yesterday, she
received ______ letter from them. She was asked to attend ______ interview on ______
Friday some time next month.

Prepositions of Time
Use the prepositions in the box to complete the sentences (if necessary)
At / in / on / for / since
1. The meeting is _____ half past two _____ the afternoon _____ next Monday.
2. Ghana has been an independent country _____ 1957.
3. The Second World War began _____ September 1939 and ended 1945.
4. This house dreadfully gets cold _____ winter, especially nights. We nearly froze to
death _____ Iast Christmas.
5. Oxford has been a centre of learning _____ more than a thousand years.
6. It's our fifth anniversary next month. We got married _____ 1966 _____ 17th of
September.
7. England and Scotland have been united _____ 1707.

8. Come round _____ Iunch time and have something to eat. You haven't eaten
anything _____ eight hours.
9. It's nearly four hundred years _____ Shakespeare's birth.
10. We normally start lunch _____ about two _____ the afternoon _____ weekends