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Understanding Direct and Indirect Speech

The document discusses two types of reported speech - direct and indirect. Direct reported speech repeats the exact words used, while indirect reported speech focuses more on the content without using the exact words. The document then provides examples of how to report yes-no questions, wh-questions, commands/requests, and discusses common errors in reported speech.

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Understanding Direct and Indirect Speech

The document discusses two types of reported speech - direct and indirect. Direct reported speech repeats the exact words used, while indirect reported speech focuses more on the content without using the exact words. The document then provides examples of how to report yes-no questions, wh-questions, commands/requests, and discusses common errors in reported speech.

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REPORTED

SPEECH

MADE BY:
Mohilnikov Mykola and Ivan Bondarenko
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF REPOTED SPEECH

Direct and Indirect

Indirect
Indirect speech focuses more on the content of
Direct what someone said rather than their exact words. In
Direct speech is just a direct retelling of author`s indirect speech, the structure of the reported clause
words. For example: I’m tired,’ I said; Thats the depends on whether the speaker is reporting a
example of direct reported speech, but we sparesly statement, a question or a command.
(rarely) use it. Indirect speech is what we usually call
direct speech
Reported speech-questions
yes-no questions
For yes-no questions we use if / whether

She asked if I was Scottish. (original yes-no question:


‘Are you Scottish?’)
The waiter asked whether we wanted a table near the
window. (original yes-no question: ‘Do you want a
table near the window?)
Reporting wh-questions
The reported clause is in statement form
(subject + verb), not question form (and we do
not put question mark):
She wanted to know who we had invited to the party.
Not: … ̶w̶h̶o̶ ̶h̶a̶d̶ ̶w̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶v̶i̶t̶e̶d̶? …
Tense cahnges in Reported Speech
Reported speech-expressions
Reported speach imperatives

We say something. We tell someone something.


Examples: Examples:
- Bree said that you were ill. - Bill told Jane that he was hungry.
- Bill said that he was - Robert told Alyssa that he misses you.
hungry.
-Lee said goodbye to me
and left.
We use ask for questions, orders or requests
Examples:
- He asked what I wanted to eat.
- Mia asked Susan if she wanted to leave.
-She asked me to sit there
Common Errors
The word order in indirect reports of wh-questions is the same as
statement word order (subject + verb), not question word order:
She always asks me where [S] [V]I am going.
Not: She always asks me where am I going.
We don’t use a question mark when reporting wh-questions:
I asked him what he was doing.
Not: I asked him what he was doing?
Thank you!
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