REPORTED SPEECH
Report what Taylor said on Jimmy Fallon's show: Taylor: "I bake with my mom every autumn."
Taylor said (that) she baked with her mom every autumn.
"A major error was made on the timeline report." What is the passive construction in this sentence?
"A major error was made on the timeline report."
Which conditional structure do we use to talk about general truths, scientific facts, or things that are always true if a certain condition is met?
The Zero Conditional
What is the major grammatical error in this reported sentence? "Jimmy asked Ariana if she has ever been to Broadway."
"Jimmy asked Ariana if she has ever been to Broadway."
It should be "Jimmy asked Ariana if she had ever been to Broadway."
Transform this question from Jimmy to Dua Lipa: Jimmy: "Dua, where do you get the inspiration?"
Jimmy asked Dua where she got the inspiration.
Turn the following Simple Past active sentence into the passive voice: "The police found a brick and a bat at the crime scene."
A brick and a bat were found at the crime scene (by the police).
Question: Rephrase this general scientific truth into a Zero Conditional sentence: "Heating ice causes it to turn into water."
"If you heat ice, it turns into water."
Look at this sentence from a crime scene report:
"The window was smashed."
Why did the speaker use the passive voice here instead of naming an agent?
Because the agent is unknown.
Transform this question from Jimmy to Ariana: Jimmy: "Ariana, Did you go to the met gala last year?"
Jimmy asked Ariana if she had gone to the met gala last year/the year before.
Read this statement: "The suspect was arrested at 3:00 AM."
Why is the agent completely omitted from this sentence?
Because the agent is obvious.
Look at this statement: "If I won the lottery, I would buy a private jet." What specific conditional type is this, and does it represent a real future possibility or a hypothetical/imaginary situation?
It is the Second Conditional, and it represents a purely hypothetical, imaginary, or highly unlikely situation in the present or future.
Report what Dua Lipa said using proper backshifting: Dua: "I am working on a brand new fashion line right now."
Dua said (that) she was working on a brand new fashion line right then.
What are "Reporting Verbs" and why do we use them? Mention 3 examples.
They are the verbs we use to report what someone else has said, thought, or felt so we can introduce their ideas in our own words.
- Say
- Ask
- Mention
- Tell
What are the grammatical elements for the passive voice?
(Auxiliary verbs) + Verb to be + Past participle + ______
Read this regretful situation: "I didn't study for the exam, so I failed it."
Rephrase this scenario using a Third Conditional structure to express a hypothetical past reality.
"If I had studied for the exam, I would have passed it." (or "would not have failed it").
Convert this active sentence into the passive voice without mentioning the agent, and explain why omitting it is appropriate: "The paparazzi took photos of Bad Bunny during the break."
"Photos of Bad Bunny were taken during the break." Omitting the agent is appropriate because the agent is obvious or unimportant compared to the celebrity.
Change Noah's statement into Reported Speech: Noah: "I have flown through three terrible storms this week."
Noah said (that) he had flown through three terrible storms that week.
Name at least 3 out of the 5 situations or reasons for when we use the passive voice.
1. The agent is not important.
2. When one does not know the agent.
3. When one does not want to mention the agent.
4. In scientific documents.
5. When the agent is obvious.
Translate this real-world fact into an imaginary, hypothetical Second Conditional statement: "I don't have Taylor Swift's phone number, so I can't invite her to my party."
"If I had Taylor Swift's phone number, I would invite her to my party."
Look at this crime scene sentence: "The window panes were broken from the outside."
Rephrase this into a Third Conditional statement assuming the suspect didn't throw a brick.
"If the suspect hadn't thrown the brick, the window panes wouldn't have been broken."