Reported Speech in English | How to Report Dialogues and Questions #writingskills #englishgrammar #englishgrammer #learningisfun For video lesson please click the link below, https://youtu.be/vdxblLZgjZg Prajnaparamita Bhowmik Email: prajnabhowmik@gmail.com Whatsapp No. +91 7797311459 In this video, I have discussed how to report a dialogue or conversation. The rules of changing reporting verbs in different types of sentences like statement, interrogative, imperative and exclamatory are also discussed in this lesson. Besides this, there are examples of dialogue reporting and all these changes. For narration change that is direct and indirect speech (narration change) please click the link below, https://youtu.be/dzIyk4GsEMs For all the sentences related video (like subject predicate, subject object complement), please click the link below, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-qDf33uOjBbanTtTCN_bfQR6xAIQw2y To see the video lesson about adverbs and common mistakes using adverb, please click the link below, https://youtu.be/GsZX-FyqqTo

1. Direct Speech &
Indirect Speech
Dialogue
Reporting
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2. John said, “I’m hungry”
Peter said, “So am I”. “What’s
the time now?”, he said.
Direct and indirect speech
Jhon said, ”Lets go for lunch.”

3. Reporting
Statement
Reporting
verb
Say
tell
Reported
verb
In order to preserve the original tone of the speaker we have to
use the following.
insistadmitagree suggest
whispe
r boast
remark
object protest warn

4. Lets look
She warned that the teacher was strict
He informed that the teacher was giving everyone an A.
The
teacher is
strict.
She said
the
teacher
was strict.
The teacher
is giving
everyone an
A.
He said
the
teacher
was
giving
everyone
an A.

5. Interrogative sentences
My friend said, “Are they coming with
us?”
My friend asked me whether they were
coming with us.
I said, “Were they angry with you?”
I asked him if they had been angry
with him.
Kind of
Sentences
Reporting verbs Conjunctions
Questions
1. W/H type
asked,
enquired,
wanted to know
if/whether
Questions
2. Auxiliary
verb
asked,
enquired,
wanted to know

6. Interrogative sentences
Two types
With auxiliary
verb
Wh word
Question start with
be, do, have
Question start with
wh word
He asked me, “When are you leaving?”
He wanted to know when I was
leaving.
She said to me, “ Is Tom at home?” She asked me if Tom was at home.
“Does David study late at night?” said
Sonia.
Sonia asked me whether David
studied late at night.

7. Interrogative sentences
He asked me, “When are you leaving?”
He wanted to know when I was
leaving.
She said to be me, “ Is Tom at home?” She asked me if Tom was at home.
if/whether is not used
Direct speech= when + verb+ subject
Indirect speech=when + subject + verb
• Yes/no questions are reported
with if/whether.
Verb + Subject Subject + Verb

8. Interrogative sentences
“Does David study late at night?” said
Sonia.
Sonia asked me whether David
studied late at night.
• Do/does----main verb change
• past (does / do study > studied)
• past > past perfect
• did go > had gone
David asked me whether I had gone
there.
“Did you go there? ”David asked me.

9. Imperative sentences
The teacher said to the students, “Don’t
copy in the examination.”
The teacher asked the students not to
copy in the examination.
Kind of
Sentences
Reporting
verbs
Conjunctions
Commands
and
requests
told, asked,
requested,
warned,
advised,
instructed,
ordered
to
or
not to
Order or Command

10. Imperative sentences
The Captain said, “Get ready to board
the ship.”
The Captain commanded his sailors to
get ready to board the ship.
John said to Joe, “Go away.” John ordered Joe to go away.
Kind of
Sentences
Reporting
verbs
Conjunctions
Commands
and
requests
told, asked,
requested,
warned,
advised,
instructed,
ordered
to
or
not to

11. Imperative sentences
The teacher said, “Please improve your
handwriting.”
The teacher requested the student to
improve his handwriting.
Robert said to me, “Please post these
letters.”
Robert requested me to post those
letters.
Request
Please – requested + whom + to + verb
The lady said, “Let me come in.” The lady requested to let her come in.

12. Exclamatory sentences
Kind of
Sentences
Reporting
verbs
Conjunctions
Exclamations Exclaimed
with joy /
exclaimed
with
sorrow
that
Exclamations can be reported with
adverbs of manner.
a. Reporting verb: Exclaimed with (emotion)
b. The exclamation should be changed into a statement.
c. Use suitable emotions to the exclamations.

13. Exclamatory sentences
Alas! – exclaimed with
sadness/regret/disappointment
The reported said, “Alas! Many lives
have been lost due to Tsunami.”
The reported exclaimed sadly that
many lives had been lost due to
Tsunami.
He said, “Good morning!”
He wished me good morning.
The grandma said, “May god bless you!” The grandma wished her grandson that
god may bless him.

14. Some important rules to report
the dialogue:
The boy said to his friend, “I am waiting
for you here now.”
The boy told his friend that he was
waiting for him there then.
Kinds Dialogue Reporting
Reporting Verb said to told
Pronouns I he
you him
Tense am waiting was waiting
Place Concept here there
Time Concept now then

15. Report a dialogue
Customer: Can I have a cigarette please?
Saleswoman: Of course, but you cannot
smoke here.
Customer: What?
Saleswoman: Yes sir, smoking is prohibited
here.
Customer: That’s funny. You sell cigarettes in
here, but you prohibit smoking?
Saleswoman: (smilingly) We also sell bath towel here, sir.
A man who has just bought a cigarette in a departmental store was warned by
the sales woman not to smoke there. But the agitated customer replied that it
was odd that the store, selling cigarettes, prohibited smoking. The saleswoman
smilingly replied that they also sold bath towel there.
While reporting a dialogue we are more concerned with the sense of utterance than in
the literal repetition of the words.

16. Thank
You
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