Reported Speech

Reported Speech

1. why

   • Retell what people say
   • Report what people say

2. reporting verbs

   • say, talk, wanted to know, asked, confessed, refused, suggested, advised...

3. reported

   • statements
     • S+ told sb. (that)+ S+ reported verb+ rest of the sentece Ex. "I really like you" Alain told her.Alain told her that he really liked her
   • questions
     • yes/no/maybe
       • S+ wanted to know + IF+ S+ reported verb+ rest of the sentence Ex. "Will you be able to look at him at his face ever again?" - Anne exclaimed to her sister Anne exclaimed to her sister IF she WOULD BE able to look at him in his face ever again.
     • W/H (for details)
       • S+ asked /wanted to know W/H + S+ reported verb Ex.: "Where the heck is Mary?" - Marcos asked Marcos wanted to know WHERE THE HECK MARY WAS
   • requests/comm.
     • S+ asked/ordered/ sb. TO/NOT TO + VERB+ rest of the sentence Ex. "Leave me alone"- she cried too her mom. She desperately asked her mom TO LEAVE her alone

4. time expressions/place backshift

   • Here-there this-that, the these-those, the today-that day tomorrow-the next day yesterday- the day before last year- the previous year

5. verb tenses backshift

   • reported verbs

6. possesive pronouns/adj. backshift

   • It will always depend on the context Ex.: "I will never trust my friend Glen a secret again"- Linda complained Linda said that SHE would never trust HER friend Glen with a secret again

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