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SAFETY FIRST Direct Reported Speech
SAFETY FIRST Direct Reported Speech
1. Reporting Statements:
Task: Study the following sentences then deduce the rules
2.Amir has said:”I like eating fast food”. 2-Amir has said………………………………………………..
*The reported speech refers to reproducing the idea of another person’s words.
*To change from direct to the reported speech, the Colon ( : ) and the quotation marks (“ “) are omitted and
the reported clause is introduced by ……………….. .
*When the reporting verb is in the ………………………….or…………………………. the tense of the reported
statement does not change .
*When the reporting verb is in the …………………………… the tense of the reported statement changes .
Rule: If the reporting verb is in simple past tense, this will change the tense of the reported statement.
2. Reporting Questions:
A/ Wh/ Questions:
2.Amir has asked me……………………… 2-Amir has asked me where he finds advertising
A/ Yes/ No Questions:
2.“Have you ever been victim of food 2. The doctor wanted to know………………….
poisoning?”, the doctor wanted to know.
3.My friend questioned me 3.My friend questioned me if I usually read the labels on the packages.
3. Imperatives / Commands :
A/ Positive commands:
1.“Take care of your health!”, the teacher 1. The teacher advised us………………………………
advised us.
B/ Negative Commands:
Indirect commands are expressed by imperative phrases. In report speech , they are introduced by the following verbs:
advise, beg , ask ,order, tell, warn , blame, threaten.