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14.7. Reported Speech: Commands, Advice, and Requests

Chef: “Stir the soup.” The chef told me to stir the soup.
Friend: “You shouldn't add sugar.” Her friend advised her not to add sugar.
Manager: “Can you help me?” The manager asked me to help her.

1. Use an infinitive phrase* to report commands. | Teacher: “Turn off your phones.”
The teacher told us to turn off our phones.

2. Often an infinitive phrase is used to report Jim: You should bake a chocolate cake.
advice or requests with modals. Jim told me to bake a chocolate cake.
Ann: “Could you turn off the oven?’
Ann asked me to turn off the oven.

3.For negative commands, advice, or requests, | Joe: “Don’t cut the cake yet.”
not comes before the infinitive phrase. Joe told me not to cut the cake yet.

4.Do not include please when reporting a Receptionist: “Please wait in the hallway.”
command or request. The receptionist told us to wait in the hallway.

*infinitive phrase: to + the base form of a verb (+ an object)

4 Complete each sentence with the correct statement from the box. Use reported speech.

“Move it to a cooler spot.” “Don't continue until you wash your hands.”
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“Weigh the sugar on the scale first.”
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“You should stop mixing the dough.”
“Would you explain step 3, please?” “Can you please tell me how to prepare it?”

1. Chef McClellan said I wasn't stirring properly. lasked her to show me how to do it

2. I didn’t want Jack to burn himself, so I told_hitn to stand away from the oven

3. Lisa set the dough on the hot stovetop, so I told

4. Jay often mixed the dough too long. I advised

5. I didn’t understand one step in the recipe, so I spoke to Chef McClellan. I asked

6. Jack didn’t put the right amount of sugar in the bowl, so I told

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