REPORTED SPEECH

REPORTED SPEECH

1. AFFIRMTIVE/NEGATIVE SENTENCES

   • - Person: I = He, She
     • Verb: Back shift
       • Time: Nearness = Remoteness
         • "I can't eat nuts because last month the doctor found I am allergic", Robert told her.
           • Robert told her that he couldn't eat nuts because the previous month the doctor had found that he was allergic.
       • Modals

2. QUESTIONS

   • "Wh-"
     • No Subject-Verb inversion
       • "Where did you live when your were a child?" Sue asked me.
         • Sue asked me where I had lived when I was a child.
   • YES/NO
     • Introduce "If"
       • "Do you want me to pick you up after school?" My mom asked me.
         • My mom asked me if I wanted her to pick me up after school.

3. COMMANDS

   • "To infinitive
     • "Don't use the elevator" the recepcionist warned us
       • The recepcionist warned us not to use the elevator.

4. Reporting verbs

   • Say/ Tell
   • Suggest/Recommend
     • + That Clause
       • "You may use this jacket under heavy rain" the shopkeeper recomended me
         • The shopkeeper recomended me that I might use that jacket under heavy rain.
   • Ask/ Order/Remind/Tell/Warn
     • + To infinitive
       • "Don't forget your umbrella, it's raining a lot!" Her mom reminded her
         • Her mom reminded her not to forget her umbrella because it was raining a lot.