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Inductive Grammar Chart

(Unit 5, page 52)

GRAMMAR. Indirect speech: imperatives

Look at these examples of direct and indirect speech.

Direct speech: Peter said, “Be careful if you go out during the storm.”
Indirect speech: Peter said to be careful if you go out during the storm.

They said, “Read the weather report.”
They said to read the weather report.
She says, “Don’t go out without a full tank of gas. ”
She says not to go out without
a full tank of gas.

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
Complete these grammar rules with direct speech or indirect speech.
1. Use quotation marks in __________________.
2. In __________________, the verb in an imperative becomes an infinitive.
3. Use not + an infinitive in negative statements in __________________.

Look at these other examples of direct and indirect speech.

She told me, “Please call me when you get home.”
She asked me to call her when I get home.

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
Complete this grammar rule.
In the indirect speech example, call me changes to __________________ and you
changes to __________________.

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