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“I moved here because my company transferred me last year”, she said.
She said that she had moved there because her company had transferred her the previous year
“She won’t attend my conference because she has a lot of work tomorrow”, Mark said.
Mark said that she wouldn’t attend his conference because she had a lot work to do the following day
What are the four types of sentences that can be transformed into Reported Speech?
Statements, questions, commands and suggestions
How can suggestions be transformed into Reported Speech? Explain the two ways
- ing/ that we + infinitive
“Can you tell me why he’s acting so strange?” she asked.
She asked if I could tell her why he was acting so strange
“Do you know if your colleague will attend this meeting?” Sarah asked.
Sarah asked if I knew if my colleague would attend that meeting
“When are you going to call me if the interview goes well?” John asked.
John asked when I was going to call him if the interview went well
“Please clean the kitchen before your guests arrive,” Mom asked me.
Mum asked me to clean the kitchen before my guests arrived
“Don’t forget to feed the dog while I’m staying at this place,” she reminded me.
She reminded me not to forget to feed the dog while she was staying at that place
“Why don’t we start early so that I can avoid traffic?” he suggested.
He suggested staying early so that he could avoid traffic/ He suggested that we start…
“Let’s go for a walk after dinner tonight because this landscape is beautiful,” she suggested.
She suggested going for a walk after dinner that night because that landscape was beautiful
“You don’t have to stay here with me today”, George said
George said that I didn’t have to stay there with him that day
“Did you see my cousin while you were crossing this street?” Laura asked me
Laura asked me if I had seen her cousin while I had been crossing that street
“Shut up right now because this room is for people who want to study”, they commanded me
They commanded me to shut up right then because that room was for people who wanted to study
Give an example of three different ways to make a suggestion
Let’s go to the cinema/ What about going to the cinema?/ Why don’t we go to the cinema?/ Shall we go to the cinema?…
Give two examples of reporting verbs in Statements, Questions, Commands and Suggestions
Say/ tell/ ask/ want to know/ order/ command/ suggest/ recommend
