Comments on: Reported Speech in English http://www.english-at-home.com Learn English for free Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:10:03 +0000 hourly 1 By: Clarehttp://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/reported-speech/#comment-39020 Clare Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:12:58 +0000 http://english-at-home.com/beta-wp/grammar/reported-speech/#comment-39020 Joy enquired / wondered if their exams would have started by then. (or better) Joy thought that their exams would have started by then.In direct speech, I think Joy would say "Won't our exams..."The rest of your paragraph is excellent! Joy enquired / wondered if their exams would have started by then.
(or better) Joy thought that their exams would have started by then.

In direct speech, I think Joy would say "Won't our exams…"

The rest of your paragraph is excellent!

]]> By: Isuel Viahttp://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/reported-speech/#comment-38985 Isuel Via Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:59:25 +0000 http://english-at-home.com/beta-wp/grammar/reported-speech/#comment-38985 Plz help me translate to reported speech:Joy: When is your aunt visiig you? Mary: She is planning to come in September. Joy: Wouldn't our exams have started by then? Mary: That's true. I have called her and requested her to come only after my exams.Joy asked Mary when her aunt was visiting her. Mary replied that she was planning to come in September. Joy enquired ______________ by then. Mary said that it was true and added that she had called her aunt and requested her to come only after her exams.Plz help me fill the blank and make me aware if there are any mistakes in my paragraph.ThanksIsuel Via Plz help me translate to reported speech:

Joy: When is your aunt visiig you?
Mary: She is planning to come in September.
Joy: Wouldn't our exams have started by then?
Mary: That's true. I have called her and requested her to come only after my exams.

Joy asked Mary when her aunt was visiting her. Mary replied that she was planning to come in September. Joy enquired ______________ by then. Mary said that it was true and added that she had called her aunt and requested her to come only after her exams.

Plz help me fill the blank and make me aware if there are any mistakes in my paragraph.

Thanks

Isuel Via

]]> By: Clarehttp://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/reported-speech/#comment-38333 Clare Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:07:26 +0000 http://english-at-home.com/beta-wp/grammar/reported-speech/#comment-38333 He asked / told / ordered me to stop doing that. He asked / told / ordered me to stop doing that.

]]> By: MARYhttp://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/reported-speech/#comment-38237 MARY Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:07:59 +0000 http://english-at-home.com/beta-wp/grammar/reported-speech/#comment-38237 How do you translate to the reported speech: stop doing that! How do you translate to the reported speech:
stop doing that!

]]> By: Clarehttp://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/reported-speech/#comment-38113 Clare Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:37:50 +0000 http://english-at-home.com/beta-wp/grammar/reported-speech/#comment-38113 1. I was telling my husband about my friend. 2. She called me today and said she wasn't feeling well. 3. She said she couldn't come over.If the reporting verb (call, say) is in the past tense, it's best to keep the rest in the past tense as well. 1. I was telling my husband about my friend.
2. She called me today and said she wasn't feeling well.
3. She said she couldn't come over.

If the reporting verb (call, say) is in the past tense, it's best to keep the rest in the past tense as well.

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