Grammar and UsageLead-inT: What did you eat this morning
Tom: ‘I ate …
’T : What did Tom say, Jack
Jack: He said he ate …
direct speechreported speechWe use direct speech to report what exactly has been said
If we write the speech down, the words will usually appear in quotation marks
Which one is direct speech and which one is reported speech
He said, ‘I will go to school tomorrow
’ She told us something secret
Change the direct speech into reported speech
She said, ‘This film is quite interesting
’ ‘Finish the project tomorrow
’ he said to me
(direct speech)(reported speech)She said that that film was quite interesting
He asked me to finish the project the next day
(Change what has been said to an object clause or an infinitive phrase
)What should we pay attention to
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