DIRECT SPEECH TO REPORTED SPEECH
"I AM EXHAUSTED" TIM SAID.
TIM SAID THAT HE WAS EXHAUSTED.
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE" TO...
PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE
SHE SAID THAT THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE WAITING AT THE BUS STOP.
"THERE ARE THREE PEOPLE WAITING AT THE BUS STOP", SHE SAID.
CORRECT OR INCORRECT
Jonathan told it would rain today.
INCORRECT
Jonathan said it would rain today.
CORRECT OR INCORRECT
In The Signal and the Noise, Nate Silver writes: “Information is no longer a scarce commodity; we have more of it than we know what to do with.” (17)
INCORRECT
In The Signal and the Noise, Nate Silver writes: “Information is no longer a scarce commodity; we have more of it than we know what to do with” (17).
"I WILL BUY A HOUSE ONE DAY" SARA SAID.
SARA SAID SHE WOULD BUY A HOUSE ONE DAY.
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PRESENT PERFECT" TO...
PAST PERFECT
MY FRIENDS SAID THAT THEY HAD BEEN SHOPPING THAT AFTERNOON.
"WE HAVE BEEN SHOPPING THIS AFTERNOON", MY FRIENDS SAID.
CORRECT OR INCORRECT
HE SAID THAT HE MAY GO OUT TOMORROW.
INCORRECT
HE SAID THAT HE MIGHT GO OUT TOMORROW.
CORRECT OR INCORRECT
“Predictions are hard” , said New York Yankees legend Yogi Berra, “especially when they’re about the future.”
INCORRECT
“Predictions are hard,” said New York Yankees legend Yogi Berra, “especially when they’re about the future.”
"I CAN GET A JOB IN LONDON" TIM TOLD ME.
TIM TOLD ME THAT HE COULD GET A JOB IN LONDON.
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PAST SIMPLE" TO...
PAST PERFECT
SHE ASKED ME IF/WHETHER MY FATHER TRAVELED A LOT BECAUSE OF HIS JOB.
"DOES YOUR FATHER TRAVEL A LOT BECAUSE OF HIS JOB?", SHE ASKED.
TRUE OR FALSE
ALL VERB TENSES AND MODALS TRANSFORM TO REPORTED SPEECH.
FALSE
Past perfect and could, should, would, might, needn't, ought to, used to do not normally change.
TRUE OR FALSE
THE FOLLOWING SHOULD ALL BE IN QUOTATION MARKS (" ") WHEN REFERRING TO THE TITLE OF THESE TYPES OF WORKS IN A SUMMARY:
WEBSITE
SONG
TV EPISODE
MAGAZINE ARTICLE
FALSE
WEBSITES MUST BE ITALICIZED AS THEY ARE CONSIDERED TO BE LONGER WORKS.
"WHAT WERE YOU DOING ON SATURDAY," HE ASKED HER.
HE ASKED HER WHAT SHE HAD BEEN DOING ON SATURDAY.
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "FUTURE PERFECT" TO
WOULD + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE
SUE TOLD ME THAT MARY'S BOYFRIEND WOULD BE MOVING TO PARIS.
"MARY'S BOYFRIEND WILL BE MOVING TO PARIS," SUE TOLD ME.
PERSONAL PRONOUNS CHANGE TO THE THIRD PERSON SINGULAR OR PLURAL, EXCEPT WHEN THE SPEAKER REPORTS HIS OWN WORDS.
TRUE
CORRECT OR INCORRECT
“What is the best thing about Switzerland?” the student asked.
“I don’t know, but the flag is a big plus!” I replied.
CORRECT
"DON'T SMOKE HERE" I TOLD ANN.
I TOLD ANN NOT TO SMOKE THERE.
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE THE "PAST PROGRESSIVE" TO
PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
HIS TEACHER TOLD HIM TO DO HIS HOMEWORK ON TIME IF HE WANTED TO GET A GOOD GRADE.
"DO YOUR HOMEWORK ON TIME IF YOU WANT TO GET A GOOD GRADE", HIS TEACHER SAID.
CORRECT OR INCORRECT
John said that he had been to the cinema at the weekend.
Jack told my mother he would be in Spain this week.
CORRECT OR INCORRECT
“We always tell actors to “break a leg,” she said.
The actor replied, “Well, every play has a cast.”
INCORRECT
INSIDE QUOTATION
“We always tell actors to 'break a leg,'” she said.