Reported speech.

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A-Report the following statements:

1-"Don't go near the fire; otherwise, you'll get burned," the father said to his son.
The father warned………………………………………………………………
2-"Stop smoking or you'll get a lung cancer," the man told us.
The physician warned ………………………………………………………….
3-"I've stolen all the money," the son said.
The son confessed……………………………………………………………….
4-"Why don't sell your old car and buy a new one?" She told me.
She advised me………………………………………………………………….
5-"You should stay in bed," the doctor said to him.
The doctor recommended……………………………………………………….
6-"I've broken the window," the boy said.
The boy admitted………………………………………………………………..
7-"I'll write a book about the Gulf War," she said.
She revealed…………………………………………………………………….
8-"The attempt is unsuccessful," the man said.
The man described………………………………………………………………
9-"If you eat too much, you'll get obese," she told me.
She warned………………………………………………………………………
10-"I shot him three times in his head," the criminal said to the police.
The criminal confessed…………………………………………………………..
11-"If I were you, I wouldn't divorce her," I told my friend.
I advised………………………………………………………………………….
12-"Everybody should buy an English dictionary," the teacher said.
The teacher recommended……………………………………………………….
13-"I've committed the crime," Tom told the police.
Tom admitted…………………………………………………………………….
14-"I've never been married," the old woman said.
The old woman revealed…………………………………………………………
15-"The accident was a disaster," he said.
He described……………………………………………………………………...

B-Report these sentences using the appropriate reporting verbs:


Reveal –warn – recommend –describe –confess
1-"The burglar is tall and fat," the witness said.
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2-"Yes, it was my fault; I was driving very fast," the driver said.
……………………………………………………………………………..
3-"Cigarettes can cause lung cancer," the doctor told his patient.
……………………………………………………………………………..
4-"You ought to go on a diet. You're getting too fat," the husband told his wife.
……………………………………………………………………………..
5-"I’m going to play for a famous club in England," the player said.
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