Reported Speech
He said, "I like this song."
He said that he liked that song.
They told Guilherme many times to stop talking in class.
Guilherme was told many times to stop talking in class.
I never thought I would see something like this. This is mind-boggling/lighthearted/guilty
mind-boggling
"Say hello to Jim," they said.
They asked me to say hello to Jim.
Someone gave her an ultimatum.
She was given an ultimatum.
This is an heartwarming/staining/appalling humanitarian crisis.
appalling
"The film began at seven o'clock," he said.
He said that the film had begun at seven o'clock.
They believe the earthquake has killed more than 50,000 people.
More than 50,000 people are believed to have been killed by the earthquake
What do we call this? joke / limerick / pun
"My neighbor came over to say,
Although not in a neighborly way,
That he'd knock me around,
If I didn't stop the sound,
Of the classical music I play. "
It's a limerick.
"Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.
She asked him where he had spent his money.
People know that Lucas has left the country.
Lucas is known to have left the country.
Unless however/therefore/otherwise noted, the information in this Part comes from a series of telephone interviews.
otherwise
"Where have you been?" he asked me.
He wanted to know where I had been.
Everybody knows cigarettes are bad for people's health.
Cigarettes are known to be bad for people's health.
We have got to get the tax cuts for middle income/investment/export taxpayers as quickly as we can.
income