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What is the grammatical mechanism for reporting the content of another utterance without directly quoting it?

  • Content clause
  • Infinitival
  • Direct discourse
  • Indirect discourse (correct)
  • Which type of discourse is the English sentence 'Jill said she was coming' an example of?

  • Reported discourse
  • Indirect discourse (correct)
  • Narrative discourse
  • Direct discourse
  • What form does indirect discourse take when reporting an earlier question?

  • Direct question
  • Infinitival
  • Content clause
  • Indirect question (correct)
  • In some languages, including English, what can be changed in indirect speech following the sequence of tense?

    <p>Verb tenses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Latin indirect speech use for statements and questions respectively?

    <p>Infinitive, subjunctive</p> Signup and view all the answers

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