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    The document discusses reported speech and the passive voice. It explains that reported speech is used to communicate what another person said indirectly, rather than directly quoting them. The passive voice is used to report what someone else said without specifying who said it, by making the object the subject of the sentence. The document provides examples of changing sentences from active to passive voice in reported speech, including the structure and steps for the transformation.

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    REPORTED SPEECH

    Carlos Ramos
    REPORTED SPEECH
    El Reported Speech nos ayuda a comunicar lo que ha
    dicho otra persona, contar algo que alquien más dijo,
    utilizando un estilo indirecto o la voz pasiva, ya que no
    es un mensaje nuestro.
    ACTIVE/PASSIVE VOICE
    Hasta éste momento hemos trabajado con la voz
    activa, ya que nos referimos a un mensaje directo y se
    da protagonismo al sujeto, el objeto pasa a segundo
    término. En la voz pasiva, se invierte el orden, dandole
    protagonismo al objeto gramatical, en lugar de al
    sujeto. Cambiando de presente a pasado.

    I send him text messages every day


    Text messages were sent by me every day.
    PASSIVE VOICE
    Passive Voice nos ayuda entonces a comunicar lo que
    alguien más dijo, tiene la peculiaridad de no requerir el
    autor, es decir, transmitir el mensaje sin decir quien lo
    dijo, ya sea porque no lo sabemos o no queremos
    decirlo. Es una estructura común cuando se cuenta un
    chisme.
    PASSIVE VOICE (structure)
    ACTIVE VOICE: The children ate the cake
    PASSIVE VOICE: The cake was eaten by somebody.

    Object + verb to be (past simple) + action verb (past


    participle) + by + subject

    My house was built in 1893


    The book was read by the kids
    The perfume was worn by her
    STEPS
    1. Identify the subject, verb and object
    2. Make the object the subject (change the order)
    3. Check the tense of the action verb
    4. Add past to be (verb to be in past) according to the
    object
    5. Switch the action verb to past participle
    6. Add the subject, who does the action, if wanted

    AV: He built the house for his parents


    PV: The house was built by him for his parents
    PV: The house was built for his parents
    EXAMPLES
    Jonathan wrote the poems
    The poems were written by Jonathan

    My neighbour sells drugs


    He said that his neighbour sold drugs
    Drugs were sold by his neighbour

    Esa chica esta embarazada


    AV: That girl is pregnant
    PV: He said (that) that girl was pregnant
    PRACTICE
    1. Jonathan collects money ________
    2. Ana opened the window ________
    3. We did our homework ________
    4. I will ask a question ________
    5. He can take the picture ________

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