REPORTED SPEECH
The direct quote "I work here" becomes this in reported speech.
She said (that) she worked there.
This idiom means someone has multiple roles: "I wear a lot of ___."
hats
This question word commonly starts a subject-position noun clause: "___ matters most to me is honesty."
What
This contraction becomes "I have" in formal writing.
I've
his is the direct modal request pattern: "Could you ___ your date of birth?" T"Could you ___ your date of birth?"
confirm
This word often follows said/told before a reported statement's clause.
that
This idiom describes family tradition: "I come from a long ___ of teachers."
line
This verb follows a subject-position noun clause: "What I value most ___ honesty."
is
Words like "like," "kind of," "sort of" are called this.
filler/hedge words
This document lists work history, education, and references — the one practiced Wednesday.
a job/employment application
In reported questions, word order does this.
flips to statement word order (no inversion)
This idiom means someone found their true vocational path.
found my calling
In "I believe that consistency builds trust," the noun clause functions as this part of the sentence.
the object (of "believe")
This is the formal word choice for "working," as in "I've been ___ in healthcare."
employed
This word turns a direct question into a polite embedded one: "___ I ask the reason for your visit?"
May
This is the reported version of "Where do you work?"
She asked me where I worked.
This idiom means gaining early experience in a field. /
cut my teeth
"I care about honesty," rewritten to start with "What..."
What I care about is honesty.
This direction of shifting is harder for most speakers: casual→formal, or formal→casual?
casual to formal (upgrading)
This vocabulary word means the pay offered for a job.
salary (or "going rate")
This term describes matching language to audience, purpose, and situation.
formality
This idiom describes someone who is very openly emotional.
wear my heart on my sleeve
This word introduces an object-position noun clause: "I've learned ___ patience is essential."
that
This term describes matching language to audience, purpose, and situation.
formality
This is the common ERROR made when direct and embedded structures get collapsed into one.
"Could you tell me what is your date of birth?" (direct word order inside an embedded frame)