The document discusses reported or indirect speech, which is used to describe what someone said in the past. It explains that in reported speech, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, and time/place expressions are changed compared to direct speech. Examples are provided showing how direct speech like "I am going now" would change to reported speech like "She said that she was going then." The different types of sentences that can be reported - statements, questions, and commands - are also described.

1. REPORTED
SPEECH
By: Khusnul Fitrianingsih
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REPORTED
SPEECH

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How we represent the speech of other people or what
we ourselves say/to tell what someone said. It is also
called Indirect Speech.
REPORTED SPEECH
form of human communicationto give a description of
information about it to
someone

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I am travelling to
Oxford tomorrow.
Where is Hermione?
She said that she
was travelling to
Oxford the next day.
Take
care!
DIRECT SPEECH
INDIRECT SPEECH
(REPORTED SPEECH)
Direct Speech and Indirect/Reported Speech

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DIRECT SPEECH
repeats the exact
words spoken.
In writing, the words spoken is between
quotation marks (" ") and there is no
change in these words.
For example:
- John said, "There's an elephant outside
the window."
I am waiting for you
now.
She said, "I am waiting for you now.“
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INDIRECT SPEECH
(REPORTED SPEECH)
is usually used to
talk about the past
We change:
1.the pronoun and possessive
adjective
2.the verb
3.the adverb
4.use the word 'that' to introduce
the reported words.
I am going to your house now.
He said that he was going to my house then.
verb
possessive adjective
adverb
pronoun
For example:
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Direct
Speech
Reported
Speech
I She / He
You I / We
We We / They
They They / You
She She / You
He He / You
It It
PRONOUNS & ADJECTIVES CHANGES
It depends on the person who the message is referred to.
You should go to my office. She said that I should go to her office.
Example:
Direct Speech Reported Speech
Direct
Speech
Reported
Speech
My Her / His
Your My / Our
Our Our / Their
Their Their / You
Her Her / Your
His His / Your
Its Its
Direct
Speech
Reported
Speech
Me Her / Him
You Me / Us
Us Us / Them
Them Them / You
Her Her / You
Him Him / You
It It
I don’t know him. He said that he didn’t know you.
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VERBS CHANGES
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Direct Speech Reported Speech
Will Would
Would Would
Can Could
Could Could
Shall Would
Should Should
May Might
Might Might
Must Must
I will go to your office.
Example:
Direct Speech Reported Speech
I can swim well. He said that he could swim well.
She said that she would go to my office.
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Time
Direct Speech Reported Speech
now then
today that day /
yesterday
this week that week
tomorrow the next day /
today / the
following day
yesterday the day before
last week the week before /
the previous week
Place
Direct Speech Reported Speech
here there
this that
these those
ADVERB
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11. Example:
We are waiting
here.
They said (that)
they were
waiting there.
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You have to
invite them to
our house
tomorrow.
She said (that) I had
to invite you to our
house the next day.
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12. TYPES OF SENTENCES
A. STATEMENTS
B. QUESTIONS
C. COMMANDS
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In statements, you change verbs, pronouns and
adverbs. To introduce the reported sentence you use
say or tell.
Jack: I am watching tv now.
He said (that) he was watching tv then.
He told me (that) he was watching tv then.
A. STATEMENTS
Example:
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14. 1. Information Questions (WH Questions)
Reported questions change the word order.
You usually write asked to introduce the reported
sentence.
When will Sally and Tom
come for dinner?
Peter asked
me when you
would come
for dinner.
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B. QUESTIONS
Example:
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15. If/whether is used to introduce reported questions.
Is it windy today?
Kevin asked his grandfather if it was windy that day.
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2. Yes/No Questions
Example:
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16. C. COMMANDS
In commands you change the imperative into infinitive.
Go and do your
homework.
Paul told his son to go and do his homework.
Don’t kiss me.
Chris told his mother not to kiss him
The introductory verb in commands is
told+object
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Example:
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Reported Request
If someone asks you to do something in polite way.
ask me + to + infinitive
Example:
Please don’t go.
Reported Order
He asked me to stay
with him.
Please stay with me.
He asked me not to
go.
If someone asks you to do something directly.
told me + to + infinitive
Be quite!He told me to be quite.
Example:
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