Reported Speech
"Is everyone meeting up here?"
She asked if everyone was meeting up there.
The police use this to put around robber's wrists
Handcuffs
Jane wrote 6 novels.
6 novels were written by Jane.
Lisa did my nails for me
I had my nails done by Lisa
Use two possible reporting verbs to created reported speech.
"Let's go out to the pub tonight."
She invited him to go out to the pub.
She suggested going out to the pub.
Reported-Direct
He asked if I had been in Logroño all day.
"Were you in Logroño all day?"
The nose of an elephant
Trunk
I hate security guards watching me
I hate being watched by security guards
Tom is fitting our bathroom at the moment
We are having our bathroom fitted
Are any corrections needed?
1. He admitted to not watch the play.
2. They reminded her to get everything done on time.
1. Yes: He admitted to not watching the play.
2. No.
"Didn't you have somewhere to be, Liv?"
She asked Liv if she had somewhere to be.
To make you remember
Remind
You can buy tickets for the play online
Tickets for the play can be bought
Name 4 adjectives that start with "a"
adventurous, affectionate, active, adaptable, amazing, appealing, artistic, athletic, attractive, etc
Use two possible reporting verbs to created reported speech.
"Everyone should be critical thinkers."
He advised that everyone should be critical thinkers/he advised us to be critical thinkers/he advised being critical thinkers
He recommended that everyone should be critical thinkers/he recommended to be critical thinkers/he recommended being critical thinkers
Reported- Direct
She asked if I had been sitting there since she had left.
"Have you been sitting here since I left?"
An army goes back
Retreat
Politicians had been rallying a large number of potential voters before the elections.
A large number of potential voters had been rallied before the elections.
An "i" word for "curious"
Inquisitive, interested
Use two possible reporting verbs to created reported speech.
"Not in a million years would I do that."
He refused to do that.
He denied doing that/he denied that he would do that.
"I'm in two minds: shall I stay at home or go out?" (Use "hesitate")
He hesitated between staying at home or going out.
To make somebody king or queen.
To crown
"Has pollution affected the ruins?"
Have the ruins been affected?
This word "u" means to "forcefully or illegally overthrow/take a position of power"
Usurp
Are any corrections needed?
1.He offered that he would go to pick up her prescription.
2. She promised getting better at her job.
1. Yes: He offered to go pick up her prescription.
2: Yes. She promised to get better at her job/she promised that she would get better at her job.