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Reported Speech

Reported Speech. I am very happy today. Susanna said (that) she was very happy that day. We use reported speech to talk about what someone said. When we report a statement, we have to:. take away the quotation marks. e.g ‘Some students are talking,’ said the teacher.

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Reported Speech

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  1. Reported Speech

  2. I am very happy today. Susanna said (that) she was very happy that day.

  3. We use reported speech to talk about what someone said.

  4. When we report a statement, we have to:

  5. take away the quotation marks e.g ‘Some students are talking,’ said the teacher. The teacher said (that) some students were talking.

  6. change the tense simple present  simple past present continuous past continuous e.g ‘I am very happy today,’ said Susanna. Susanna said (that) she was very happy that day. e.g ‘Some students are talking,’ said the teacher. The teacher said (that) some students were talking.

  7. change the pronouns I/you we/you  they  he/she me/you us/you  him/her  them my/your our/your  his/her  their mine/yours  his/hers ours/yours  theirs e.g ‘I am very happy today,’ said Susanna.  Susanna said (that) she was very happy that day.

  8. change the time words today  that day yesterday  the day before tomorrow the following day e.g. ‘I am very happy today,’ said Susanna.  Susanna said (that) she was very happy that day.

  9. How many people are there in your family? Tony asked Ray how many people there were in his family.

  10. When we report a question, we have to: • take away the quotation marks • change the tense • change the pronouns • change the time words

  11. We also have to: • change the question mark to a full stop e.g. ‘How many people are there in your family?’ Tony asked Ray. Tony asked Ray how many people there were in his family.

  12. change the order of words e.g. ‘How many people are there in your family?’ Tony asked Ray. Tony asked Ray how many people there were in his family.

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