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Which sentence correctly transforms the direct statement, 'I will visit them tomorrow,' into reported speech?
Which sentence correctly transforms the direct statement, 'I will visit them tomorrow,' into reported speech?
- She said she will visit them tomorrow.
- She said I would visit them the following day.
- She said she will visit them the next day.
- She said she would visit them the following day. (correct)
When converting the direct question, 'Do you like this city?', into reported speech, which is the most accurate transformation?
When converting the direct question, 'Do you like this city?', into reported speech, which is the most accurate transformation?
- He asked if I like this city.
- He asked if I liked that city. (correct)
- He asked do I like that city.
- He asked if I like that city now.
Transform the direct statement, 'I must leave here now,' into reported speech, choosing the most grammatically correct option.
Transform the direct statement, 'I must leave here now,' into reported speech, choosing the most grammatically correct option.
- He said he must leave there then.
- He said he had to leave there then. (correct)
- He said I must leave here then.
- He said he must leave there now.
What is the appropriate reported form of the direct question, 'Can I help you tomorrow afternoon?'
What is the appropriate reported form of the direct question, 'Can I help you tomorrow afternoon?'
Choose the sentence that correctly reports the direct statement, 'I saw him last week.'
Choose the sentence that correctly reports the direct statement, 'I saw him last week.'
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What is Direct Speech?
What is Direct Speech?
Repeating someone's exact words. It's like quoting.
What is Reported Speech?
What is Reported Speech?
Representing what someone said, but not in their exact words.
Direct Speech: Definition
Direct Speech: Definition
The original words spoken by someone.
Reported Speech: Definition
Reported Speech: Definition
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Direct Speech Sample
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Study Notes
- Reported speech is how we represent other people's speech or our own.
- Direct speech repeats the exact words someone used.
- Example of direct speech: John said, "I didn't finish my project yesterday."
- Indirect speech reports the meaning of what was said using your own words.
- Indirect speech involves 'back shifting' the tense, changing the reporting verb, and adjusting time and place references.
- Example of indirect speech: John said (that) he hadn't finished his project the day before.
- Sometimes, if a statement is a general fact or if the reporting verb is "says," the present tense doesn't need to change to the past.
- Example: Direct speech: She said, "The sea is blue." Indirect speech: She said (that) the sea is blue.
Changing Verb Forms (Tenses)
- Simple Present changes from "think" to "thought" in reported speech.
- Present Continuous changes from "is thinking" to "was thinking" in reported speech.
- Simple Past changes from "thought" to "had thought" in reported speech.
- Past Continuous becomes "was thinking" remains "had been thinking" in reported speech.
- Present Perfect changes from "has thought" to "had thought" in reported speech.
- Past Perfect remains "had thought" in reported speech.
Changing Time Reference
- "Ago" changes to "before" in reported speech.
- "Yesterday" changes to "the day before" or "the previous day" in reported speech.
- "Last week" changes to "the week before" or "the previous week" in reported speech.
- "Now" changes to "then" in reported speech.
- "This afternoon" changes to "that afternoon" in reported speech.
- "Today" changes to "that day" in reported speech.
- "Tonight" changes to "that night" in reported speech.
- "Tomorrow" changes to "the next day" or "the following day" in reported speech.
- "Next week" changes to "the following week" in reported speech.
Changing Place Reference
- "This" changes to "that" in reported speech.
- "These" changes to "those" in reported speech.
- "Here" changes to "there" in reported speech.
- "Come" changes to "go" in reported speech.
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Learn how to transform direct speech into reported speech, including tense changes and reporting verbs. Explore the rules, including exceptions for general facts. Examples included.
