Writing
Write down the answer:
"It is hot today," he said.
He said that it was hot today.
Change to Reported speech with told/asked
"Sit down please, children" she said.
She asked the children to sit down.
What is a word that can be used in Reported speech, but you don't need to use it.
That
DAILY DOUBLE!
"Who is it?" she asked.
She asked who it was.
DAILY DOUBLE!
Give me three examples of speech tags.
Said, asked, told
DAILY DOUBLE!
Write down the answer:
"These are your books," he said to her.
He said to her that these were her books.
Change to Reported speech with told/asked
"Don't touch that," the teacher said to her students.
The teacher told her students not to touch that.
What is the difference between told and asked?
Please is used with asked and not with told.
"Where are you going?" they asked me.
They asked me where I was going.
Touch your nose and tell me your favorite colour.
Mine is purple.
Write down the answer:
"You are going to be late," Molly said.
Molly said that I was going to be late.
"Please don't run in the hallways," he said to them.
He asked them to not run in the hallways.
Daily Double
What two things will usually change when going from direct speech to reported speech?
Verbs and Pronouns
"What did you do yesterday?" Mom asked Susy
Mom asked Susy what she had done yesterday.
Anyone who can kiss their elbow gets the points for their team.
You all look so silly!
Write down the answer:
"The children are going to have their lesson with you today," Miss Carey said to Miss Jones.
Miss Carey said to Miss Jones that the children were going to have their lesson with her today.
Change to Reported speech with told/asked
"Give me that book, Bob," he said.
He told Bob to give him that book.
What word must be used if making a reported speech yes/no question?
If
"Can you believe I got 100% on my exam?" Mary asked to her friend.
Mary asked her friend if she could believe she got 100% on her exam.
Don't say the world "BIG SILLY ELEPHANTS"
hehe got you
DAILY DOUBLE!
Write down the answer:
"Bob and I were eating ice cream after our dinner when it started raining," Fred said to her.
Fred said to her that he and Bob had been eating ice cream after their dinner when it started raining.
Change to Reported speech with told/asked:
"If you don't do your homework, I will take all your stars," Teacher Wren said to G.6.
Teacher Wren told G.6 that if they didn't do their homework, she would take all their stars.
What punctuation does direct speech have that reported speech does not?
Quotation marks "____"
"Are these your books you're writing in?" the teacher asked her.
The teacher asked her if these were her books she was writing in.
What did I just say?
Cool cool cool