masbla Exercises

Reported speech - suggestions

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Change these sentences into reported speech. Example: Jim ... Alice: "Shall we have a coffee before we go home?" Jim suggested having a coffee before they went home. Alice ... Jim: "Why don't you have a coffee before you go home?" Alice suggested that Jim should have a coffee before he went home. 1. You ... the waiter: "Why don't you close the window so that the dust doesn't fly in?" 2. Alan ... we: "How about stopping for lunch in the next town?" 3. My neighbour ... my son: "Why don't you chain your bicycle to a lamppost outside?" 4. I ... they: "Let's call David and ask him if he's coming." 5. Mary ... I: "Why doesn't your brother get a job during the summer holidays?" 6. Peter ... you: "Why don't we go out for a pizza instead of cooking dinner at home?" 7. We ... our parents: "Why don't you go on a cruise this summer?"

1.	You ... the waiter: "Why don't you close the window so that the dust doesn't fly in?"

2.	Alan ... we: "How about stopping for lunch in the next town?"

3.	My neighbour ... my son: "Why don't you chain your bicycle to a lamppost outside?"

4.	I ... they: "Let's call David and ask him if he's coming."

5.	Mary ... I: "Why doesn't your brother get a job during the summer holidays?"

6.	Peter ... you: "Why don't we go out for a pizza instead of cooking dinner at home?"

7.	We ... our parents: "Why don't you go on a cruise this summer?"