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REPORTED SPEECH

REPORTED SPEECH. Inmaculada Gómez Segundo Bachillerato. Reported Speech:Outline. GENERAL FEATURES FORMAL FEATURES STATEMENTS QUESTIONS ORDERS REQUESTS SUGGESTIONS. GENERAL FEATURES. A way to reproduce information said or expressed by the speaker

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REPORTED SPEECH

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  1. REPORTED SPEECH Inmaculada Gómez Segundo Bachillerato

  2. Reported Speech:Outline • GENERAL FEATURES • FORMAL FEATURES • STATEMENTS • QUESTIONS • ORDERS • REQUESTS • SUGGESTIONS

  3. GENERAL FEATURES • A way to reproduce information said or expressed by the speaker • D.S:Mary said to Peter: “ Lucy works very hard” • R.S: Mary said to Peter that Lucy worked very hard • Spot the differences

  4. FORMAL FEATURES • Reporting verb………..past • No inverted commas • Change in pronouns • Change in tenses • Adverbs, articles

  5. STATEMENTS • REPORTING VERB • SAY , TELL, CLAIM, STATE….. • SAY vs TELL • “Everything is ok” Peter said. • Different options • Peter said that everything was OK • Peter told me everything was Ok • Peter said to me that everything was ok

  6. STATEMENTS • CHANGE IN PRONOUNS • CHANGE IN ADVERBS, POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES • CHANGE IN TENSES • Past perfect • Should, could, would, might, ought to…

  7. QUESTIONS • YES/NO QUESTIONS • Subject+ Reporting verb( asked, wondered,wanted to know)+if/whether+question in statement order • Ex: Mary asked: “Do you like my new hairstyle?” • Mary asked if I liked her new hairstyle

  8. QUESTIONS • WH-QUESTIONS • Subject+Reporting Verb+Wh pronoun+question in statement order • Ex: Mary asked: “What do newyorkers wear for brunch” • Mary wanted to know what newyorkers wore for brunch

  9. REPORTED ORDERS AND REQUESTS • DIRECT SPEECH • ORDERS • “DO YOUR HOMEWORK” • “LOOK UP” • “DON´T SIT DOWN” • REQUESTS • “CAN YOU OPEN THE DOOR, PLEASE? • “COULD YOU WAIT A LITTLE LONGER?

  10. REPORTED ORDERS AND REQUESTS • REPORTED SPEECH • ORDERS • SUBJECT+REPORTING VERB (TELL, ASK, ORDER, COMMAND)+OBJECT+(NOT) TO+INFINITIVE • Ex: My mum told me to do my homework • Ex: her boyfriend asked her to look up • Ex: The cop ordered him not to sit down

  11. REPORTED ORDERS AND REQUESTS • REPORTED REQUESTS • SUBJECT+REPORTING VERB ( ASK)+OBJECT+(NOT) TO+INFINITIVE • Ex: She asked me to open the door • Ex: She asked me to wait a little longer

  12. REPORTED SUGGESTIONS • FIRST STEP • IDENTIFY SUGGESTIONS • Shall we go to the cinema? • Let´s go to the cinema • Why don´t we go to the cinema? • What about going to the cinema?

  13. REPORTED SUGGESTIONS • SUGGEST as reporting verb • Lucy suggested • Going to the cinema • That we should go the cinema • That we go to the cinema

  14. REPORTING VERBS • FOUR DIFFERENT STRUCTURES • SAME VERB CAN SHARE DIFFERENT STRUCTURES • VERB +THAT CLAUSE( STATEMENTS) • VERB+OBJECT+(NOT) + TO INFINITIVE • VERB + TO INFINITIVE • VERB+-ING ( PREPOSITION)

  15. VERB +THAT CLAUSE( STATEMENTS) • ADMIT INSIST REPLY ADD DECLARE • PROMISE SAY EXPLAIN SUGGET • RECOMMEND • EX: he promised she would come earlier

  16. VERB+OBJECT+(NOT) + TO INFINITIVE • Typical in orders and requests • ASK ADVISE INVITE REMIND ENCOURAGE ORDER TELL PERSUADE WARN • Ex: “You should tell her the truth”, she said • Ex: She advised me to tell her the truth

  17. VERB + TO INFINITIVE • AGREE OFFER PROMISE REFUSE • “Yes, I will close the window” • She agreed to close the window

  18. VERB+-ING ( PREPOSITION) • SUGGESTIONS • AFTER CERTAIN PREPOSITIONS • She suggested going to the cinema • She apologised for being so rude • Lucy thanked me for doing her homework • She recommended staying in bed

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