We can change the sentences from direct speech into indirect or reported speech in the following manner:
- I suggested going and playing then.
- He told me to go back home soon because it might rain.
- She said that the movie had been boring.
- They told us that everyone could join them for the picnic.
- John said it was frustrating that the WiFi was so slow that day.
- Chan asked if that wasn't boring to do.
- Mom told Eva it was time she started studying.
- Our teacher said it was important to wake up on time on school days.
<h3>What is direct speech?</h3>
- We have direct speech when we tell others what someone said using that person's exact words. To differentiate between speakers in the sentence, we use quotation marks.
- An example of direct speech is: Tina said, "I don't think we can make it."
<h3>What is indirect speech?</h3>
- We have indirect speech when we use our own words to tell others what someone said. Here, no quotation marks are used. Also, changes are made to the sentence:
- Verb tenses are used in the past form of the original ones.
- Subjects are adapted to show who said what.
- Time expressions also change to the past. For example: today - that day; now - then.
- Let's take the example above again: Tina said, "I <u>don't think we can</u> make it." If we change it into indirect speech, it becomes: Tina said <u>she didn't think they could</u> make it.
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Answer:
How quickly has he done it?
Most of the students aren't good.
They used to be in love (at one time).
They invited no one to the party.
Yesterday he said, "I will meet you tomorrow."
Everybody has a cellphone these days, don't they?
Explanation:
Question words (also called interrogative words) are words we use to ask questions. <em>How </em>is one of them.
Negative sentences are usually formed by adding the word <em>not </em>after the auxiliary verb (in the second question - after <em>are</em>).
We use the phrase <em>used to </em>to talk about things in the past which are no longer true. In the third sentence, <em>at one time</em> can be omitted because, if we use <em>used to</em>, it's understood that something happened at one time.
When we're converting passive voice into active voice and don't know who the subject is, we can use <em>they </em>as the subject.
Direct speech quotes someone's words directly - in the exact way they were spoken.
Tag questions are questions we ask to get confirmation. We attach a tag question to the end of a statement, turning the entire statement into a question. If the main clause is positive, the tag question will be negative (and the other way around).
The brothers fear that the murderer is still among them. Hope this helps!
