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Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

domingo, 19 de abril de 2026

6. REPORTING SUGGESTIONS AND PIECES OF ADVICE

Reported Suggestions Practice

Reported Suggestions: 10 Sentences

Change each suggestion into reported speech. Use structures like suggest + -ing or suggest/advise/recommend + that + subject + (should). Pay attention to time, place, demonstratives, and possessives.

Shifts: now → then | today → that day | tomorrow → the next day | here → there | this → that | these → those | my → his/her | our → their
1
She suggested: “Let’s start this project today.”
She suggested starting that project that day. / She suggested that we should start that project that day.
2
He recommended: “Let’s meet here tomorrow.”
He recommended meeting there the next day. / He recommended that we should meet there the next day.
3
The teacher advised us: “Let’s review these exercises now.”
The teacher advised us to review those exercises then.
4
She proposed: “Let’s finish our homework tonight.”
She proposed finishing their homework that night.
5
He suggested to me: “Let’s visit this place today.”
He suggested visiting that place that day.
6
They recommended: “Let’s bring these documents tomorrow.”
They recommended bringing those documents the next day. / They recommended that we should bring those documents the next day.
7
My friend advised me: “Let’s study here now.”
My friend advised me to study there then.
8
The guide suggested: “Let’s take this route today.”
The guide suggested taking that route that day. / The guide suggested that we should take that route that day.
9
She recommended: “Let’s use our notes tomorrow.”
She recommended using their notes the next day. / She recommended that we should use their notes the next day.
10
He proposed: “Let’s solve these problems now.”
He proposed solving those problems then. / He proposed that we should solve those problems then.
11
She suggested: “Let’s not go there today.”
She suggested not going there that day. / She suggested that we should not go there that day.
12
He recommended: “Let’s not use these tools now.”
He recommended not using those tools then. / He recommended that we should not use those tools then.
13
The teacher advised us: “Let’s not forget our homework tomorrow.”
The teacher advised us not to forget their homework the next day. / The teacher advised that we should not forget our homework the next day.

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