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Reported Speech

Indirect speech is a way of conveying what someone said without quoting them directly, altering the structure and words while maintaining the meaning. Key changes include adjusting pronouns, shifting verb tenses back in time, and modifying time expressions. Various reporting verbs can be used to introduce the reported speech depending on the context.

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Reported Speech

Indirect speech is a way of conveying what someone said without quoting them directly, altering the structure and words while maintaining the meaning. Key changes include adjusting pronouns, shifting verb tenses back in time, and modifying time expressions. Various reporting verbs can be used to introduce the reported speech depending on the context.

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INDIRECT SPEECH:

Reported speech, or indirect speech, is when you tell what someone else said without using their
exact words. Instead, you say it in your own way, keeping the meaning but changing how the
sentence is built and the words used.

Remember,

1. In reported speech, we change the pronouns keeping in mind the speaker's perspective to that
of the reported speaker.
For example, "I" becomes "he" or "she."
2. When you talk about what someone said or asked, the verb tenses may shift back in time. For
example, if they said something in the present, we change it to the past, like turning "I am" to "I
was," to keep things in the right order.
3. Time expressions also undergo changes to reflect the change from the original statement's time
frame. Words like "today" may become "that day" or "now" could become "then."
4. Reporting verbs such as "say," "tell," "ask," or more sophisticated options like "claim" or
"explain" can be used to introduce the reported speech, based on the context.
ANSWERS:

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