4 Turn the sentences into reported speech.
In which of the following sentences do
the tenses remain the same? Why?
1 "If we had a bigger house, we would host a
Hogmanay party," Samantha said.
Samantha said that if they had a bigger house
they would host a Hogmanay party. (tenses do
not change: type 2 conditional)
2 Claudia always says, "My grandma makes
the best minestrone soup.
3 "I can't make a cake because I've run out of
eggs," Mary said to Sue.
4 *Fish and chicken are rich in protein, our
teacher told us.
"The shop has promised that they will deliver
our new fridge by the end of this week, Kate
said.
"I would have invited Jason to dinner if I had
known he was in town," Bill said.
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1. I am the oldest in my family

2. my sister is younger than me

3. who is the oldest the in class?

4. my book is more interesting than your book

5. Peter bought the most expensive watch in the shop

6. English isn’t as difficult as Japanese

7. today the weather is much better than yesterday

5.

A: Excuse me, is there a (faster) way to get to Clovelly?

B: If you take that road, which is (narrower) than the others, it`s only 15 minutes` walk. That`s the (quickest) way.

A: Ah, thanks. We`ve been walking for 35 minutes and we thought we would get there (sooner). We can`t even see Clovelly yet.

B: It`s hidden by the trees, they are (taller) than the houses. You`ll like Clovelly. It`s one of the (most beautiful) villages in north Devon.

A: That`s what we`ve heard. It has some of the (prettiest) houses, hasn`t it?

B: Yes, and the (tastiest) fish you`ve ever eaten!

A: Thank you very much for your help. Bye.

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