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Reported speech
Reported speech
Sharon said (that) she believed people would have the same opportunities.
The following chart shows the changes which take place when changing
a sentence in direct speech into reported/ indirect speech.
The following chart shows the changes which take place when changing
a sentence in direct speech into reported/ indirect speech.
The following chart shows the changes which take place when changing
a sentence in direct speech into reported/ indirect speech.
“What is the best thing about the Internet?”, the reporter asked.
The reporter asked what the best thing about the Internet was.
When reporting orders and requests the verb form used is the To infinitive.
“Don’t do that.”
They told him not to do that.