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What is reported speech?
Reported speech (also called indirect speech) is a way of telling someone what another person said without quoting their exact words.
Give some examples of reporting pronouns(except for say and tell)
remind, inform, explain, mention etc..
How does reported speech differ from direct speech?
Reported speech report direct speech.
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Identify the correct reported form.
“I’m leaving next week,” he said.
a) He said he left the next week.
b) He said he was leaving the following week.
b
Change "Today is my birthday." to reported speech
That day was his/her birthday.
7. He said, “I will call you tomorrow.” → Report it.
He said he would call me the next time.
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Identify the difference.
1. He said he was sick.
2. He said he is sick.
1. He wasn't sick now.
2. He is still sick now.
How do we change time words in reported speech?
today ---> that day
yesterday ---> the day before
tomorrow ---> the next day
Grace: Do you know where he goes?
report
Grace asked me whether I knew where he went.
She asked me, "Where are you going?"
She asked me where I was going.
The teacher shouted, "Don't touch that!"
The teacher shouted not to touch that.
“I wish I had studied harder,” he said.
He said he wished he had studied harder.
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When should we keep the same tense in reported speech?
(4 aspects, 100 points for each)
1. The reporting verb is in the present or future tense.
2. The fact or situation is still true or always true.
3. Reporting general truths, laws or permanent facts
4. The time reference is clear or remains the same
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Report: Mary said, "I'll be going to New York on November 7th." Today is November 2nd.
Mary said that she will be going to New York on November 7th.
Create a question and report it.
Answers may vary.
report: “Have you ever been to Japan?” he asked.
He asked if I had ever been to Japan.
Rewrite this sentence using a different reporting verb: She said, “You should see a doctor.”
Example:
She suggested/advised/proposed me to see a doctor.
Report:
“I’ve been working on this project for three years,” she said proudly.
She said proudly that she had been working on that project for three years.
Report:
“Let’s not argue about this anymore,” she said calmly.
She calmly suggested that they not argue about it anymore.
Explain the error: “He told that he was busy.”
Wrong because “tell” needs an object.
Why do we sometimes use that in reported speech, and sometimes omit it?
That introduces the reported clause, but it’s optional in modern English, especially in speech.