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How do you change an interrogative sentence into reported speech?
Interrogative sentences beginning with an auxiliary verb are changed into the indirect speech by using the connective if or whether. The reporting verb said (or any other word used as the reporting verb) changes to asked, queried, questioned, demanded of or enquired of in the indirect speech.
How do you change a reporting verb?
The reporting verb is often said, but it can also be told, or other verbs like ordered, stated, or reported, depending on the situation. When reporting questions, you can use verbs like asked or requested. The second rule is to change the perspective, or point of view. That means I becomes he, she, or they.
What is reporting verb in reported speech?
When we tell someone what another person said, we often use the verbs say, tell or ask. These are called ‘reporting verbs’.
How do you change imperative sentences into reported speech?
An imperative sentence expresses ideas such as advice, order, request, suggestion, instruction, permission, allowance etc. In order to change an imperative sentence into the indirect speech, we use a to-infinitive.
How to transform sentence in reported speech?
HOW TO TRANSFORM SENTENCE IN REPORTED SPEECH? Direct speech: “I like ice cream”. Reported speech: She said that she liked ice cream. She said (that) she liked ice cream. She said she was living in London. She said she had bought a car OR She said she bought a car. She said she had been walking along the street.
How do you use the word ‘report’ in a sentence?
We use a ‘reporting verb’ like ‘say’ or ‘tell’. (Click here for more about using ‘say’ and ‘tell’.) If this verb is in the present tense, it’s easy. We just put ‘she says’ and then the sentence: Direct speech: I like ice cream. Reported speech: She says (that) she likes ice cream.
What is the difference between ‘that’ and ‘report speech’?
It’s exactly the same if you use ‘that’ or if you don’t use ‘that’.) But, if the reporting verb is in the past tense, then usually we change the tenses in the reported speech: Direct speech: I like ice cream. Reported speech: She said (that) she liked ice cream.
How do you write ‘she says’ in a sentence?
Here’s how it works: We use a ‘reporting verb’ like ‘say’ or ‘tell’. ( Click here for more about using ‘say’ and ‘tell’ .) If this verb is in the present tense, it’s easy. We just put ‘she says’ and then the sentence: Direct speech: I like ice cream. Reported speech: She says (that) she likes ice cream.