GrammarandUsageLead-inT:Whatdidyoueatthismorning
S1:‘Iate…
’T:WhatdidS1say,S2
S2:S1saidhe/sheate…
directspeechreportedspeechWeusedirectspeechtoreportwhatexactlyhasbeensaid
Ifwewritethespeechdown,thewordswillusuallyappearinquotationmarks
1Whichoneisdirectspeechandwhichoneisreportedspeech
Hesaid,‘Iwillgotoschooltomorrow
’Shetoldussomethingsecret
2Changethedirectspeechintoreportedspeech
Shesaid,‘Thisfilmisquiteinteresting
’‘Finishtheprojecttomorrow
’hesaidtome
(directspeech)(reportedspeech)Shesaidthatthatfilmwasquiteinteresting
Heaskedmetofinishtheprojectthenextday
(Changewhathasbeensaidtoanobjectclauseoraninfinitivephrase
)Whatshouldwepayattentionto
1personalpronounsandtensee
g1MissYangsaid,‘Iwillbuyanewdress
’MissYangsaidthatshewouldbuyanewdress
Simonsaid,‘Iwrotealetter
’Howtochangethete