Reported Speech - theory | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 9 Public

Are the statements True or False? Let's see how much you remember about Reported Speech!

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We use Reported Speech when we want to talk about what someone else has said, asked, ordered or requested.

True

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All verbs change in Reported Speech.

False - some verbs don't change (e.g. verbs in the Past Perfect Simple)

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Pronouns (e.g. I, they, etc.) and possessive adjectives (e.g. my, their) always change in Reported Speech.

False - some pronouns and possessive adjectives change while others don't.

5

Time and place expressions change in Reported Speech.

True

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Word order in questions change in Reported Speech.

True - we must follow the word order of statements, subject + auxiliary (if needed) + verb.

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We must add IF when we report a yes/no question.

True

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Orders and requests follow the same word order in Reported Speech but use different reporting verbs.

True - we use 'ordered/asked somebody (not) to do something'.

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We use 'said' and 'told' in the same way when we report affirmative and negative statements.

False - we use 'said that' and 'told somebody that'.

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There can be present and future verb forms in reported statements, questions, etc.

False - verbs are always in a past form in Reported Speech.

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