Complete the following sentences.

1. He suggested ………………………………… go home.

a) that I

b) me to

c) either could be used here

2. The policeman said …………………………………. enter the premise.

a) that we must not

b) us not to

c) either could be used here

3. I ………………………………. her what time it was.

a) told

b) said

c) either could be used here

4. The old lady downstairs has asked …………………………………….. be quiet after nine o’clock.

a) us to

b) that we

c) either could be used here

5. He asked …………………………….. I wanted to go home.

a) that

b) whether

c) either could be used here

6. She ……………………………….. that she would be late.

a) said

b) said me

c) either could be used here

7. She ………………………………….. that she had written to him.

a) told me

b) said

c) either could be used here

8. She ………………………………. whether I wanted to see the film.

a) asked

b) told

c) said

9. I …………………………….. them to go away.

a) told

b) said

c) either could be used here

10. ……………………………… if that suit fits you.

a) look

b) see

c) either could be used here

Answers

1. He suggested that I go home. (Suggest cannot be followed by a to-infinitive.)

2. The policeman said that we must not enter the premise. (Say cannot be followed by a to-infinitive)

3. I told her what time it was. (Say is used without a personal object.)

4. The lady downstairs has asked us to be quiet after nine o’clock.

5. He asked whether I wanted to go home. (Indirect questions are introduced by if or whether.)

6. She said that she would be late.

7. She told me that she had written to him.

8. She asked whether I wanted to see the film. (Say and tell cannot be used to introduce indirect questions.)

9. I told them to go away.

10. See if that suit fits you. (Look and watch are not normally followed by if/whether clauses.)