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Lesson 34
Direct and Indirect speech
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The changes from direct speech to indirect speech
  • 1 the changing of verb if the reporting verb is
    in the present tense, then the verb in the
    indirect speech has no change in tense and case.

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2 If the reporting verb is in the past tense,
then the verb in the indirect speech should be
put to its past further.
  • He said, The committee are quarrelling among
    themselves.
  • He said the committee were quarrelling among
    themselves.
  • He said, The secretary has turned down the
    proposal.
  • He said the secretary had turned down the
    proposal.

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3But in the following occasion, the verb in the
indirect speech doesnt change.
  • The quotation is object fact, scientific truth,
    present habitual action and maxim,it doesnt
    chang
  • He said, The word laseris an acronym.
  • ? He said the word laser is an acronym.

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b)The quotation is in subjunctive mood.
  • I suggest the meeting be put off till next
    week, he said.
  • He suggested the meeting be put off till the next
    week.

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c) The state and action which is quotated is
still going on.
  • Im forty, he said.
  • He said he is forty.

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d)The modal verb in the quotation doesnt have
past tense form.
  • He said, It must be pretty late. I really must
    go.
  • ? He said it must be pretty late, and he really
    must go.

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4 Other changes
  • pronoun the first person pronoun should be
    changed to the third person the second person
    pronoun should be put to the first peron pronoun.
  • He said, We love our country.
  • ? He said they love their country.

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Demostrative pronoun and determiner
  • this?that/it these? those/ they/them

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2) The changes of time adverbial
  • He said, It was completed a year ago.
  • ? He said it had been completed a year before.
  • Today? that day
  • This morning/ afternoon? that morning /afaternoon
  • Tomorrow? the folloing day

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  • Yesterday? the day before, the previous day
  • The day before yesterday? two days before
  • Tomorrow? the following/ next day
  • The day after tomorrow? two days after, in two
    days time
  • .

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  • Next week/ month, etc? the next week/ month, etc
  • Last week/ month? the week/ month before
  • Now? then

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Exercise
  • Put the following into indirect speech
  • 1 In most countries red stands for danger,
    said Mr Jackson.
  • 2 I wish I had six weeks for a holiday,said Mr
    Jones.

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The indirect speech in interrogative sentences
Direct speech Indirect speech
Whether, if In general question He said to me, May I go? He asked me if he might go.
Use the Wh- special question He asked me, What is your name? He asked me what my name was.
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Exercise
  • 1 Are you being attended to, sir ?
  • 2 Why is your mother driving so fast?
  • 3 Why not take more exercise?

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Imperative sentence
  • Ask, order, tell, beg, warn remind, advise should
    be used.
  • Leave the room quietly.
  • He told me to leave the room quietly.
  • Be careful with the dog.
  • I warned you to be careful with the dog.

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Excercise
  • Put the following into indirect speech, using the
    verb in the bracket
  • 1 Climb in through the window. (order)
  • 2 Dont let it boil over. (warn)
  • 3 Wash it in lukewarm water. (recommend).

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Exclamatory Sentence
  • 1) Use what, how, that
  • what a lovely house!
  • ? He remarked what a lovely house it was.
  • ? he remared that it was a lovely house.
  • 2) change it into a declarative sentence
  • What beautiful weather!
  • ? He commented on the beautiful weather.
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