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    This document discusses how to report statements made by other people in indirect speech. It provides examples of direct quotes and how to rewrite them using reported speech, including changing pronouns and adverbs of time. Reported statements can change the tense of verbs and replace quotes with "that" clauses. Questions are rewritten as indirect questions by changing word order and using "if" or "whether".

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    This document discusses how to report statements made by other people in indirect speech. It provides examples of direct quotes and how to rewrite them using reported speech, including changing pronouns and adverbs of time. Reported statements can change the tense of verbs and replace quotes with "that" clauses. Questions are rewritten as indirect questions by changing word order and using "if" or "whether".

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    Reported Speech: Rose Said, "Rachel Is My Friend" Rose Said (That) Rachel Was Her Friend

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    This document discusses how to report statements made by other people in indirect speech. It provides examples of direct quotes and how to rewrite them using reported speech, including changing pronouns and adverbs of time. Reported statements can change the tense of verbs and replace quotes with "that" clauses. Questions are rewritten as indirect questions by changing word order and using "if" or "whether".

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    Reported speech

    Statement
    Rose said, Rachel is my
    friend
    Rose said (that) Rachel was
    her friend


    Rose said (that) Rachel was
    her friend.
    Mika said to me, I will help
    you
    Mika said to me (that) he
    would help me.

    You are a good friend,
    Mark told Jack
    Mark told Jack (that) he was
    a good friend.




    Robert asked Frank, Is
    Matthew your friend?
    Robert asked Frank if
    Matthew was his friend.

    He says, Im going to be in
    classroom 9.
    He says he is going to be

    The scientist said, There is
    gravity on earth.
    The scientist said there is
    gravity on earth.



    Catherine said, I will play
    this game next week.
    Catherine said she would
    play that game the
    following/next week.



    William said to Anne, Can
    you help me?
    William said to Anne if /
    whether she could help him.


    Mary said, What is the
    lesson about, Kate?
    Mary said to Kate what the
    lesson was about.



    Rachel said to Kate, Help
    me to pick up the books
    Rachel said to Kate to help
    her to pick up the books

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