Reported speech for advanced
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Created on March 1, 2017
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Reported speech
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If your friend says 'Can you get me a Drink?'
What your friend said is what we call direct speech (YOU CAN SEE THE EXACT WORDS) BUT....
If you meet somebody on the way to get a drink and you tell HIM/HER THAT... YOU ARE TRANSMITTING WHAT THE OTHER PERSON SAID. tHIS IS REPORTED SPEECH
'mY FRIEND asked me to get him a drink'.
Reported speech
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reported speech
A. tenses
b. pronouns/NOUNS/ADJECTIVES
d. determiners & Adverbs
c. modal verbs
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tenses
Tenses usually leap back in time
Example
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
pRESENT TENSE
'I WANT A DRINK'
tOM SAID THAT HE WANTED A DRINK
SIMPLE PAST
Example
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Simple past
'I WANTED A DRINK'
tOM SAID THAT HE HAD WANTED A DRINK
PAST PERFECT
BUT!
SOMETIMES TENSES DON'T CHANGE
wHEN A STATEMENT IS STILL TRUE
WHEN THE REPORTED SPEECH HAPPENS VERY SOON AFTER THE ORIGINAL SPEECH
EXAMPLE
SOMETIMES TENSES DON'T CHANGE
wHEN A STATEMENT IS STILL TRUE
'my favourite colour is blue' Her favourite colour is blue (it is still true
EXAMPLE
SOMETIMES TENSES DON'T CHANGE
WHEN THE REPORTED SPEECH HAPPENS VERY SOON AFTER THE ORIGINAL SPEECH 'i'M THIRSTY - HE SAID HE'S THIRSTY
pronouns/nouns/adjectives
Examples
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
i
'i'M DRIVING RIGHT NOW'
sHE SAID THAT SHE WAS DRIVING AT THAT MOMENT
she
i'VE STARTED WRITING MY NEW NOVEL
hE SAID HE HAD STARTED WRITING HIS NEW NOVEL
CONTENTS
MODAL VERBS
MODALS
WILL
would
CAN
COULD
MAY
MIGHT
Example
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
WILL
'i'LL HAVE A COFFEE'
sHE SAID THAT SHE WOULD HAVE A COFFEE
WOULD
DETERMINERS & adverbs ALSO CHANGE
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DETERMINERS/adv
DETS/ADV
THIS
THAT
THESE
THOSE
OUR
THEIR
HERE
THERE
contents
MARY SAYS ' MY MOTHER IS A NURSE'
mARY SAID THAT HER MOTHER WAS A NURSE .
SPOT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THESE TWO SENTENCES
CONGRATS YOU'VE HAVE JUST GOT THROUGH THE FIRST PART
QUESTIONS IN REPORTED SPEECH
REPORTING SPEECH
REPORTING QUESTIONS
Reported questions are usually introduced with:ask - inquire -wonder- want to know
EXAMPLE
REPORTED QUESTION
Which actors do you enjoy working with?
They wanted to know which actors I enjoyed working with
DIRECT QUESTION
wh-word questions
REPORTING QUESTIONS
If the direct question begins with a question word, the reported question is introduced with the same word.
EXAMPLE
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
REPORTED QUESTION
SHE WANTED TO KNOW WHERE I LIVED
wHERE DO YOU LIVE?
DIRECT QUESTION
Questions with auxiliaries
EXAMPLE
iS THERE A BANK NEAR HERE?
hE ASKED ME IF/WHETHER THERE WAS A BANK NEAR THERE.
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tHE SAME HAPPENS WITH MODAL VERBS: CAN, MAY, ETC
DIRECT: cAN YOU GO TO THE SHOPS? REPORTED: hE ASKED ME IF i COULD GO TO THE SHOPS .
REPORTING ORDERS
SECTION
oRDER + somebody +(not) to-infinitive
tell + somebody + (not) to-infinitive
Other verbs: warned, advised...
confusing verbs
say + no personal object
say +to+ personal object
tell + personal object
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