1.“ I saw Lan in the bookshop yesterday,” he told me.

He told me he had seen Lan in the bookshop the previous day

Reported speech dạng statement:

S1 + said to O/told O/ said + (that) + S2 + V (lùi thì).......

2. Although it snowed heavily, the explorers managed to walk to the village.

Despite the heavy snow, the explorers managed to walk to the village.

3. This exhibition is more interesting than the last one.

The last exhibition wasn’t as interesting as this exhibition

so sánh bằng: S1 + tobe/verb + as + adj/dv + as + S2

4. He didn’t go to work because he was ill

He was ill, so he didn't go to work

so (từ nối): nên

5. She asked me: “What do you do after school?”

She asked me what I did after school

Reported speech dạng wh/how question:

S1 + asked + O + wh/how + S2 + V (lùi thì) ........

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