RULES: TENSE CHANGE IN DETAIL (WITH EXAMPLE) LEARNING @ B 104 7
RULES: TELL V/S SAY IN REPORTED STATEMENTS, WE CAN USE EITHER 'SAY' OR 'TELL'. THE MEANING IS THE SAME, BUT THE GRAMMAR IS DIFFERENT. FOR EXAMPLE: DIRECT SPEECH: • JOHN: "I'LL BE LATE” REPORTED SPEECH: • • JOHN SAID (THAT) HE WOULD BE LATE. OR JOHN TOLD ME (THAT) HE WAS GOING TO BE LATE. • WITH 'TELL' WE NEED THE OBJECT (E. G. 'ME', 'YOU', 'HER'). • WITH 'SAY' WE CAN'T USE THE OBJECT (E. G. 'ME', 'THEM', 'US'). LEARNING @ B 104 8
EXAMPLES LEARNING @ B 104 9
EXAMPLES CONTD… LEARNING @ B 104 10
RULES: TIME & PLACE CHANGES LEARNING @ B 104 11
RULES: “WH” QUESTIONS • WE NEED TO CHANGE THE GRAMMAR OF INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE TO MAKE IT A NORMAL POSITIVE SENTENCE LEARNING @ B 104 12
RULES: YES/NO ANSWER QUESTIONS WHAT IF YOU NEED TO REPORT A 'YES / NO' QUESTION? WE DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTION WORDS TO HELP US. INSTEAD, WE USE 'IF' LEARNING @ B 104 13
RULES: REPORTED REQUEST • WHAT IF SOMEONE ASKS YOU TO DO SOMETHING (IN A POLITE WAY)? • WE SIMPLY USE 'ASK ME + TO + INFINITIVE' LEARNING @ B 104 14
RULES: REPORTED ORDERS • WHEN SOMEONE TELLS YOU VERY DIRECTLY TO DO SOMETHING • WE JUST USE 'TELL' INSTEAD OF 'ASK' LEARNING @ B 104 15
THANK YOU !! ANY QUERIES/ DOUBTS? LEARNING @ B 104 16