Lets Revisit Reported Speech What is direct speech

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Let’s Revisit Reported Speech What is direct speech? What is reported speech?

Let’s Revisit Reported Speech What is direct speech? What is reported speech?

How do we report statements? Cayden said, “These books belong to my brother. Cayden

How do we report statements? Cayden said, “These books belong to my brother. Cayden said that those books belonged to his brother. To change a statement into reported speech: 1. Add in the word ‘that’ after the saying verb 2. Change the pronoun 3. Change present tense to past tense

Today’s Focus: Change of adverbials of place & time in reported speech What are

Today’s Focus: Change of adverbials of place & time in reported speech What are adverbs of place? Words like ‘here’ What are adverbs of time? Words like ‘tomorrow’, ‘tonight’, ‘next week’, ‘last night’, ‘now’

Change of Adverbials of Place & Time in Reported Speech Direct Speech Reported Speech

Change of Adverbials of Place & Time in Reported Speech Direct Speech Reported Speech here there now then today that day yesterday the previous day

Change of Adverbials of Place & Time in Reported Speech Direct Speech Reported Speech

Change of Adverbials of Place & Time in Reported Speech Direct Speech Reported Speech last night the previous night tomorrow the next day tomorrow morning the next morning next week the following week next year the following year

Examples: The man said, “The show is starting now. ” The man said that

Examples: The man said, “The show is starting now. ” The man said that the show was starting then. “Mr Lim is arriving tomorrow, ” Jack said that Mr Lim was arriving the next day.

Let’s try! The fisherman said, “I am going out to sea tomorrow. ” that

Let’s try! The fisherman said, “I am going out to sea tomorrow. ” that he was going The fisherman said _________ out to sea the next day _________________. The girls said, “We are going to the camp next week. ” that they were going The girls said ___________ to the camp the following week _________________.

Let’s try! Mother said, “Deanna will be here tomorrow morning. ” that Deanna would

Let’s try! Mother said, “Deanna will be here tomorrow morning. ” that Deanna would be Mother said ____________ there the next morning _________________. Ms Ang said, “Avis was very naughty last night. ” that Avis Ms Ang said ____________ very naughty the previous night had been _____________.

Let’s try! “I am surprised that Mdm Zulaiha knows this, ” Jane said. that

Let’s try! “I am surprised that Mdm Zulaiha knows this, ” Jane said. that she was surprised that Jane said ____________ Mdm Zulaiha knew that _________________. Xavier said, “We have to be ready today. ” that they had to be Xavier said ___________ ready that day ________________.