"She said she could play the piano"
Indirect speech isn't quoting the character's exact words but instead reporting what they/she/he said- It is also sometimes called reported speech
reported speech
[reported speech]
a speaker's words reported in subordinate clauses governed by a reporting verb, with the required changes of person and tense (e.g. he said that he would go, based on I will go).Also called indirect speech. Contrasted with direct speech.
The most accurate way to describe the excerpt is to choose the option - it is a dependent clause. This means that something needs to be added - you need to finish the sentence so that it becomes an independent clause, and not a subordinate one.
Answer: Fire obstructed the doorways, so there was not prospect of escape.
Explanation:
Match these items.
1. tone - the attitude of a piece of writing
2. theme - the main idea of a text
3. motif - a distinctive feature in a text
4. imagery - visually descriptive language
5. Shakespearean sonnet - a poem with fourteen lines
Answer: The answer is structure
I hope this helped
-Berlin :)
