Замените предложения в прямой речи на предложения в косвенной речи, произведя необходимые изменения.

1. “We are not talking about any kind of censorship on the Internet”, the President says.

2. The committee spokesman said a week ago, “The Investigative Committee is forming a department that will investigate crimes committed by police officers.”

3. A lawyer said to Mr. Woodworth, “The most severe punishment now for this criminal offence is life imprisonment.”

4. “Please, don’t interrupt me”, the associate lawyer said to his client yesterday.

5. “We have been providing here the highest quality legal assistance to our clients”, said the in-house lawyer.

6. The Interior Minister says, “Russian law should punish police officers more severely than ordinary people for illegal activities”.

7. The lawyer speaking about the Graduate Recruitment Programme said, “I will outline what we can offer to these employees.”

8. The judge said, “The owner of the Perm night-club where 156 people were killed in a fire has been hiding in Spain before being arrested and extradited to Russia.”

9. Moscow’s mayor said, “I will focus on maintaining social stability and solving transportation problems.”

10. The President said, “The Internet may increase the quality of state governance”.

 

Вопросительные предложения в косвенной речи. Indirect questions

1. Если прямая речь является вопросительным предложением, то при обращении в косвенную речь, этот вопрос становится придаточным предложением (косвенным вопросом).

2. При обращении вопросительного предложения в косвенный вопрос вопросительный знак опускается, а вопросительный порядок слов заменяется на порядок слов в повествовательном предложении (т.е. сказуемое ставится после подлежащего и т.д.) Общиевопросы вводятсясловами if, whether.

Example: The student of the law academy asks, “Is the Supreme Court the highest judicial organ of the state?” – The student of the law academy asks if the Supreme Court is the highest judicial organ of the state.

Example: “Did the Higher Regional Court uphold the decision on the appeal?” he asked. – He asked whether the Higher Regional Court had upheld the decision on the appeal.

3. Вопросы, начинающиеся с вопросительного слова или группы слов: who, which,whose, when, why, how many, how much, how long, называются специальными вопросами и при преобразовании в косвенную речь превращаются в придаточные предложения, где данные слова становятся союзами и служат для присоединения придаточного предложения к главному.Остальныеизмененияпроизводятсясогласновышеизложеннымправилам.

Example: The deputy minister asked, “What law enforcement bodies will take part in this operation?” –The deputy minister asked what law enforcement bodies would take part in that operation.

Example: Mr. Brown asked, “How many justices of the peace will be trying this case?” –

Mr. Brown asked how many justices of the peace would be trying that case.

Замените вопросительные предложения в прямой речи на предложения в косвенной речи, произведя необходимые изменения.

1. The professor asked, “Is English law based on common law tradition?”

2. The first-year student asked the professor yesterday, “Do barristers give expert opinions on legal matters?”

3. Tom Brown asked his groupmate, “Why is it important for judges to be independent of the government?”

4. The correspondent asked last week, “How long did it take the FBI experts to perform these scientific examinations?”

5. The defence counsel asked the prosecution, “How many defendants were convicted of illegal weapons possession?”

6. The clerk of the court asked, “Did the defendant plead guilty to any charges?”

7. The head of the court’s press service was asked, “Has the appellate panel found any procedural violations?”

8. Tom Brown asked his lawyer, “Who backed a request for bail?”

9. The judge was asked at the press conference, “Why was the charge of murder reduced to manslaughter?”

10. The Federal Security Service officer was asked, “When was an explosive device found on board a passenger jet flying from Moscow to Grozny?”

 

Модальные глаголы и их эквиваленты (Modal Verbs and Expressions).

 

Can – may – must – need – should – would – ought to – to have to – to be to – shall

To be obliged to

Ответьтенавопросы.

1. Какой модальный глагол выражает вежливый совет или рекомендацию?

2. Какой модальный глагол служит для описания правил и требований закона?

3. Какой модальный глагол выражает настоятельную необходимость?

4. После каких модальных глаголов не употребляется частица to?