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Trong khóa học "Advanced Grammar" tại Đại học Khoa học Xã hội và Nhân văn, Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, "Worksheet (Noun Clauses Reported Speech)" là một tài liệu giáo trình quan trọng giúp sinh viên rèn luyện và nâng cao kỹ năng sử dụng mệnh đề danh từ (noun clauses) và bài tập về báo cáo lời nói (reported speech).

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Môn: Advanced Grammar (XH-NV-HCM)

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Worksheet (Noun Clauses Reported Speech)
Advanced Grammar (Đại học Khoa học Xã hội và Nhân văn, Đại học Quốc gia
Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh)
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Worksheet for Week 9 or 10_Noun Clauses and Reported Speech
1. Here are some informal, spoken-style direct speech reports. Keep them as direct reports,
but make them a more formal, written style using verbs such as shout, shriek, ask, explain,
wonder or any other suitable ones.
asked
a. She said, “What time are you all leaving?”
shouted/cried
b. “Help! Help!” he said, “I’m stuck! Pull me out!”
asked/en/inquired
c."Is it possible they’ve disconnected the phone?” she said.
exclaimed/stated
d. “I don’t believe it!” he said.
shriek/screamed/shouted/cried
e. “Arggh! It’s a rat! Take it away!” he said.
2. What is the problem with the following sentences? What is the alternative acceptable
interpretation? nếu bỏ đi 1 trong 2 cái thì khiến câu mơ hồ
*In Smith’s opinion, he believes that there is no alternative to petroleum.
*According to Smith, he says that DNA cannot account for these facts.
Does the same problem occur in the following sentence? If not, can you suggest the reason
why?
“Smith says that in his opinion DNA cannot account for these facts.”
It is Smith's opinion that DNA cannot account for these facts
3. Explain as fully as possible the difference between the following two sentences:
tuần tới match với thời điểm tương lai lúc nói
(1) John said that he would be leaving next week.
(2) John said that he would be leaving the next week. future according to the original speaker
tuần tới này đã qua rồi
4. Suppose that your friend write the following sentences in an essay. How would
you explain the problems to the friend?
a. *I’m not sure can go or not. I'm not sure whether/if I can go or not
b. *My mother asked me that how I planned to raise my grades.
My mother asked me how I planned to raise
insisted that I
my grades
c. *My father insisted for me to work harder.
My mother asked me that I planned to raise my
d. *My friend said that, “Can you please help me?”
grades => subjunctive
e. *I told him that wouldn’t be possible now. then
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real future
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Worksheet for Week 9 or 10_Noun Clauses and Reported Speech
f. *We were asked did we have the time?
g. *The bureaucrat informed John his license to have expired.
h. *The owner asked the customer to do not shop at another store.
i. *They asked whether that it would be possible to do it another way.
5. Suggest ways of making direct speech reports for these remarks for a newspaper (i.e.
keep the quotation marks, and add a reporting verb).
a. (the Prime Minister) “We shall never increase taxes unless it is absolutely necessary.”
b. (famous film star Gloria Fox) “I have not been asked to play Juliet in the new film.”
c. (footballer Joss Konran) “Someone asked me recently why I don’t go abroad and earn
more money. The answer is I want to play for my own country.”
The Prime Minister promised/pledged, "We shall...necessary", said the prime
The famous film star Gloria Fox revealed/stated, "I have..film"
Footballer Joss Konran commented/said, "
6. The following is adapted from the diary entry of an actor. The expression “appear
on boards” refers to acting in the theater.
a. Identify the noun clauses in the text
b. Rewrite these, inserting that wherever it is possible to do so.
c. Consider what difference (if any) this makes to the readability of the text.
có th ể thêm "that" thì là câu tường thuật, còn không có "that"
là l that
ời của chính tác
giả that
I think that Fernald must be psychopathic
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that his license has/had expired
if we have the time
to not shop/not to shop
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Worksheet for Week 9 or 10_Noun Clauses and Reported Speech
7. A student has handed an essay, part of which includes the following summary of an
article from the newspaper. What would be your feedback on the way of presenting
the summary here?
In this article, Richard Walter gives his opinion on violence in movies. He says that violence
in movies is not as bad as many people think. He tells us that there are several reasons for
this. The first reason that he gives is that strong emotion and tension are part of everyday
life. The he says that famous plays since antiquity have been full of violence, and says that
nobody objects to those plays. He also says that it is wrong for people to think that
violence in movies causes violence in the real world, because in his opinion, movie violence
is just a reflection of the real world. He does not think it is a cause of violence at all. So he
tells us that he is not able to understand why people are so emotional about this issue.
8. Fill in the gap with what, where, who, how or why.
a.
Who
I’d really like to get to know is that good-looking cousin of yours.
Where
b. ______ the government has failed is in the relationship between exports and
It is incredible that that/ the way in which that cat found its way home from 100 miles
employments.
away
c. How that cat found its way home from 100 miles away is incredible.
d. What you really need more than anything is a good holiday.
e. Why all children should be given a chance of further education is that without it
nowadays, you’re unemployable.
f. What George was trying to say was that we should go back to square one.
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Worksheet for Week 9 or 10_Noun Clauses and Reported Speech
1. Here are some informal, spoken-style direct speech reports. Keep them as direct reports,
but make them a more formal, written style using verbs such as shout, shriek, ask, explain,
wonder or any other suitable ones. asked
a. She said, “What time are you all leaving?” shouted/cried
b. “Help! Help!” he said, “I’m stuck! Pull me out!” asked/en/inquired
c."Is it possible they’ve disconnected the phone?” she said. exclaimed/stated
d. “I don’t believe it!” he said. shriek/screamed/shouted/cried
e. “Arggh! It’s a rat! Take it away!” he said.
2. What is the problem with the following sentences? What is the alternative acceptable
interpretation? nếu bỏ đi 1 trong 2 cái thì khiến câu mơ hồ
*In Smith’s opinion, he believes that there is no alternative to petroleum.
*According to Smith, he says that DNA cannot account for these facts.
Does the same problem occur in the following sentence? If not, can you suggest the reason why?
“Smith says that in his opinion DNA cannot account for these facts.”
It is Smith's opinion that DNA cannot account for these facts
3. Explain as fully as possible the difference between the following two sentences:
tuần tới match với thời điểm tương lai lúc nói
(1) John said that he would be leaving next week. real future
(2) John said that he would be leaving the next week. future according to the original speaker
tuần tới này đã qua rồi
4. Suppose that your friend write the following sentences in an essay. How would
you explain the problems to the friend?
a. *I’m not sure can go or not. I'm not sure whether/if I can go or not
b. *My mother asked me that how I planned to raise my grades. My mother asked me how I planned to raise insisted that I my grades
c. *My father insisted for me to work harder.
My mother asked me that I planned to raise my
d. *My friend said that, “Can you please help me?” grades => subjunctive
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Worksheet for Week 9 or 10_Noun Clauses and Reported Speech
f. *We were asked did we have the time? if we have the time
g. *The bureaucrat informed John his license to have expired. that his license has/had expired
h. *The owner asked the customer to do not shop at another store. to not shop/not to shop
i. *They asked whether that it would be possible to do it another way.
5. Suggest ways of making direct speech reports for these remarks for a newspaper (i.e.
keep the quotation marks, and add a reporting verb).
a. (the Prime Minister) “We shall never increase taxes unless it is absolutely necessary.”
b. (famous film star Gloria Fox) “I have not been asked to play Juliet in the new film.”
c. (footballer Joss Konran) “Someone asked me recently why I don’t go abroad and earn
more money. The answer is I want to play for my own country.”
The Prime Minister promised/pledged, "We shall...necessary", said the prime
The famous film star Gloria Fox revealed/stated, "I have..film"
Footballer Joss Konran commented/said, "
6. The following is adapted from the diary entry of an actor. The expression “appear
on boards” refers to acting in the theater.
a. Identify the noun clauses in the text
b. Rewrite these, inserting that wherever it is possible to do so.
c. Consider what difference (if any) this makes to the readability of the text.
có th ể thêm "that" thì là câu tường thuật, còn không có "that" ời của chính tác là l that giả that
I think that Fernald must be psychopathic 2 lOMoAR cPSD| 40749825
Worksheet for Week 9 or 10_Noun Clauses and Reported Speech
7. A student has handed an essay, part of which includes the following summary of an
article from the newspaper. What would be your feedback on the way of presenting the summary here?
In this article, Richard Walter gives his opinion on violence in movies. He says that violence
in movies is not as bad as many people think. He tells us that there are several reasons for
this. The first reason that he gives is that strong emotion and tension are part of everyday
life. The he says that famous plays since antiquity have been full of violence, and says that
nobody objects to those plays. He also says that it is wrong for people to think that
violence in movies causes violence in the real world, because in his opinion, movie violence
is just a reflection of the real world. He does not think it is a cause of violence at all. So he
tells us that he is not able to understand why people are so emotional about this issue.
8. Fill in the gap with what, where, who, how or why.
a. Who I’d really like to get to know is that good-looking cousin of yours. Where
b. ______ the government has failed is in the relationship between exports and
It is incredible that that/ the way in which that cat found its way home from 100 miles employments. away
c. How that cat found its way home from 100 miles away is incredible.
d. What you really need more than anything is a good holiday.
e. Why all children should be given a chance of further education is that without it
nowadays, you’re unemployable.
f. What George was trying to say was that we should go back to square one. 3