Direct/
Reported Speech
Reported Speech
Direct or Reported Speech?
She said that it was sunny today.
Reported Speech
The money _________ (spend) quickly.
The money was spent quickly.
What are the three types of sentences?
statement, question, exclamation
Very tired
exhausted
We use a ___________ for an exclamation.
We use a exclamation mark for an exclamation.
Direct or Reported Speech?
"I'm excited for the holiday," the child said. "Are you going anywhere?"
Direct Speech
The Acropolis ________ (build) 2,500 years ago.
The Acropolis was built 2,500 years ago.
We use a _____ for a statement.
We use a full stop for a statement.
Ben wrote a ___________ about Greece.
Ben wrote a report about Greece.
The book ________ (write) by the author.
The book was written by the author.
Change this to reported speech.
"The dog is brown," the boy said.
The boy said that the dog was brown.
When do we use "was"? When do we use "were"?
Past tense
was: I, he, she, it - were: you, we, they
We use a ________ for a question.
We use a question mark for a question.
The ___ in central Greece is made up of plains and fields.
The landscape in central Greece is made up of plains and fields.
What is the word?
A large group of people with their own way of life.
civilisation
Change this to direct speech:
The teacher said that the test was this week.
"The test is next week," the teacher said.
Change to the past tense passive:
The boy kicked the ball.
The ball was kicked by the boy.
Statement, Question, or Exclamation? What punctuation do we need?
How was your weekend
question/question mark
How was your weekend?
What is the heading?
Industries
A main industry in Thailand is tourism.Industries
Change to reported speech:
"We are having noodles for dinner," my mom said.
My mom said that we were having noodles for dinner.
What punctuation marks does direct speech need? (hint: there are 3)
speech marks, comma, full stop
Change to the past tense passive:
He drew the picture.
The picture was drawn by him.
Statement, Question, or Exclamation? What punctuation do we need?
What a beautiful day
Exclamation / Exclamation Mark
What a beautiful day!
A feeling of fear and you can't think clearly.
On paper, write in the correct punctuation and capital letters.
Why did the chicken cross the road the child asked to get to the other side
"Why did the chicken cross the road?" the child asked. "To get to the other side!"