The document provides definitions and examples of different speech acts in English including: reporting speech, asking questions, making requests, promises, threats, apologies, congratulations, and more. It also provides guidelines for changing direct to reported speech, such as changing pronouns, verbs, adverbs of time and place when necessary. An exercise is included asking the reader to change examples of direct speech into the corresponding reported speech acts.

1. + direct speech (“…….”) + reported speech (S+ …. )
statement Say (that) …….
Tell +O
command Tell +O (not) + to Inf …..
Ask
Order
Beg
Request
Yes/No Question Ask (+O) +Whether/If+S+V …
Wonder
Want to know
Wh-/H- Question Ask (+O) +Wh-/H-+(S)+V …
Wonder
Want to know
Question nhưng ý nghĩa để Tell +O (not) + to Inf …..
request/command Ask
thường có dạng Order
“ Beg
Would/Could/Will/Can/May/ Request
Might/Should you+V0… ĐB dang question, khi lam doi
(please)?” theo dang command
dạng khuyên “If I were you, Advise +O (+not)+ to inf ….
I’d (not) …..” /
“You’d better/had
better/should/ought to+ Inf
…"
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2. “ I’d be very grateful if you
…”
d ạng đề nghị “Let’s+V0 ../ Suggest+V-ing…
Why don’t you/we+V0..?/ Suggest that +S+(should)(not)
How/What about+V-ing..?/ +V0…
Shall we+V0…?
dạng ngỏ ý muốn làm gì đó Offer + to inf ….
giúp người khác
“I’ll+V0…” (Để tôi … cho)
dạng hứa hẹn Promise + to inf ….
“I will+V0…”
dạng đồng ý Agree + to inf …
“OK/Alright/Well/Fine.
I will+V0…”
dạng khước từ: Refuse + to inf ….
“I won’t+V0…”
dạng đe doạ: Threaten + To inf …. If …
“I will V0…, if … ”
dạng thú nhận Admit to + V-ing...
“ I+V2/have+V3….” Confess to
dạng khăng khăng đòi Insist on +V-ing …
“ I will/want to inf …”
dạng chúc Wish (+O)+ a(n)
“ câu chúc tụng!” +good/happy/great/wonderful/
Adjnghĩa khen+N
dạng cảm ơn Thank+O+(for+V-ing/having+V3)
“ Thank you!/Thanks/Many
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3. thanks/Thanks a lot!”
dạng chúc mừng Congratulate +O+on+V-ing …
“Congratulations!”
dạng xin lỗi: Apologize (+to Sb)+ for +V-
“I’m sorry ../What a pity!/It ing/having+V3
is a pity!” Regret+V-ing/having+V3
dạng thu hút sự chú ý: Get Sb’s attention
“Excuse me!” Attract
dạng khen ngợi: Compliment on +st/V-ing
“ !”
dạng chê, chỉ trích, phê bình: Criticize for +st/V-ing
“ !”
dạng nhắc nhở Remind +Sb+to inf / of sb/st/V-ing
“Remember/Don’t forget…”
dạng than phiền phàn nàn Complain about +st/V-ing
“ !”
dạng nhấn mạnh Emphasize on/Put an emphasis on
“ !” +st/V-ing
dạng ngăn cản Prevent/Stop +Sb+from+V-ing
dạng cảnh báo Warn +Sb+ of St/+from/against+V-
ing …
dạng chào hỏi” Greet+Sb
say “hello!/Hi!/Good
morning/…”
dạng tố cáo Accuse +Sb+of+V-ing …
“You+V2/have+V3…”
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4. - Các dạng bên dưới không có công thức rõ rệt
nếu đọc thấy ý nghĩa như đã nêu thì đổi theo
hướng dẫn.
- ĐỔI: thì, đại từ nhân xưng, Advtime, Advplace,
this that, these, those khi cần thiết (khi Vmở
màn ở past)
* các trh không lùi thì:
1) Vmở màn ở present
2) a permanent truth
3) a fact that is still true
4) Cond type 2, 3 & 3 pha 2
5) S+could/would/should/might +V0
6) V sau wish
7) V sau as if/ as though
8) Đôi khi thì past simple cũng không cần
lùi nếu không cần thiết nhấn mạnh hđ đã
XONG RỒI
9) Past perfect không lùi thì
* Các trường hợp không đổi Advplace (here,
there, this, that, these, those) nếu khi thuật lại ma
không gian, địa điểm KHÔNG ĐỔI so với lúc ban
đầu
- khi thuật lai wish bị lùi thì nhưng V trong mđ
wish không lùi thì.
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5. Exercise:
1. He said, “Be careful of strangers and don’t go
out at night.” (WARN)
…………………………………………………
2. He said, “You should not drink too much beer.”
(ADVISE)
…………………………………………………
3. “Come and see me whenever you want.”
(INVITE)
…………………………………………………
4. She said, “Please don’t smoke in my car.”
(ASK)
…………………………………………………
5. “Sue, give me your phone number,” (TELL)
…………………………………………………
6. She said, “Don’t forget to give the book back to
Joe.” (REMIND)
…………………………………………………
7. “Alright, I’ll do it again.” (AGREE)
…………………………………………………
8. “I’ll never do it again.” (PROMISE)
…………………………………………………
9. “Please, lend me some money.” (PLEASE)
…………………………………………………
10. “ Keep quiet,” (TELL)
…………………………………………………
11. “We’ll come back again.” (PROMISE)
…………………………………………………
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6. 12. “You’d better not swim too far from the
shore.” (ADVISE)
…………………………………………………
13. “Could you close the window?” (ASK)
…………………………………………………
14. “ You should join the football team, Eric,”
(ENCOURAGE)
…………………………………………………
15. “ I’ll give it to him tomorrow,” (PROMISE)
…………………………………………………
16. “ I’d like Lan to become a doctor,” (WANT)
…………………………………………………
17. “Remember to lock the door before going to
school,” (REMIND)
…………………………………………………
18. “ You should go home and rest for a while.”
(ADVISE)
…………………………………………………
19. “ You stole the trophy.” (ACCUSE)
…………………………………………………
20. “ Happy New Year!” (WISH)
…………………………………………………
21. “ Liar!” said Peter to Jack. (CALL)
…………………………………………………
22. “Lets’ go for a walk,” (SUGGEST)
…………………………………………………
23. “ Why don’t we stay home for a change?”
(SUGGEST)
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24.” “Shall we go for a ride?” (RECOMMEND)
…………………………………………………
25. “ What about taking this risk?”
(RECOMMEND
…………………………………………………
26. “I’ll kill your daughter if you don’t give
ransom,” said the kidnapper to the woman.
(THREATEN)
…………………………………………………
27. “I won’t go with you,” he said to John,” you
always betray me,” (REFUSE)
…………………………………………………
28. “I’ll turn on the fan, Tina,” he said. (OFFER)
…………………………………………………
29. “ I want to speak to the manager now, where is
the manager?” (INSIST)
…………………………………………………
30. “Congratulations !” he said to Naomi.
(CONRATULATE)
…………………………………………………
31. “Thank you!” Susan said to Paul. (THANK)
…………………………………………………
32. “I saw you yesterday but you didn’t see me,
Neyrritti,” said Jake. (SAY)
…………………………………………………
33. “ Where did you come from?” Neyrritti said to
Jake
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34. “Will you show me some cameras please ?”
said the guest to her. (ASK)
…………………………………………………
35. “Would you mind not smoking in here?”
(REQUEST)
…………………………………………………
36. “Would you like a cigarette?” he said, “No,
thanks.” I said. (INVITE-DECLINE)
…………………………………………………
37. “ I’m sorry. I spoiled your carpet,” he said to
the hostess. (APOLOGIZE)
…………………………………………………
38. “What a nice dress it is!” I said to her.
(COMPLIMENT)
…………………………………………………
39. “ It is very bad of you to be careless about the
documents, Anna,” said Steve. (CRITICIZE)
…………………………………………………
40. “ Excuse me! Don’t you know which way to
go?” he said to them. (GET – ASK)
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