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Mastering Reported Speech: Quotes, Emotions & Changes

Learn to report others' words and emotions accurately using varied reporting verbs. Understand patterns and changes in reported speech easily.

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Mastering Reported Speech: Quotes, Emotions & Changes

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  1. Reporting Reporting other people’s words

  2. Reported Speech • Quoting – quotation “I suppose you have heard the latest news about Lampedusa ”, she said. • Reportingsomeone’s actual words (statements and questions) by using verbs say, reply, ask…) • Reportingtheir emotions, tones by using specific reporting verbs like: (add, admit, advise, agree, announce, answer, ask, beg, claim, demand, explain, insist, order,persuade,promise, remind, reply,…)

  3. To report what other people have said, you can use say or a specific verb, e.g. “I’ll drive you to the airport”. Jude said he would drive me to the airport. Jude offered to drive me to the airport.

  4. Different patterns Todd offered to drive Yuri to the airport. I promised not to tell anybody. The doctor advised me to have a rest. I persuaded my sister not to go out with George. I apologized for being so late. The police accused Yuri of stealing the car. He denied having done such thing. He suggested that they should investigate the matter.

  5. Reported Speech Other changes: direct speech reported speech here there ago before before earlier last week the week before next week the following week now then/that day/at the moment this that these those today that day tomorrow the next/ the following day yesterday the day before/the previous day

  6. Reported Speech QUESTIONS Wh- questions She asked me: “What is the problem?” She asked me WHAT the problem was. !! WORD ORDER CHANGE!! Verbal (Yes/No) questions She asked me: “Have you seen Tom?” She asked me IF / WHETHER I had seen Tom.

  7. SUMMARY OF REPORTING VERBS

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