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reported speech |
| Answer» <p>Reported Speech(also calledIndirect Speech) is used to communicate what someone else said, but without using the exact words. A few changes are necessary; often a pronoun has to be changed and the verb is usually moved back a tense, where possible. eg,"My dad was a teacher." She told me that her dad. had been. a teacher.</p><p>"We've been waiting for hours." He said that. they'd been. waiting for hours.</p><p>"I work for a bank." She told me that she. worked. for a bank.</p><p>"We are meeting Tony at 8 o'clock." She said that. they were. meeting Tony at 8 o'clock.</p> <p>Indirect speech is a means of expressing the content of statements, questions or other utterances, without quoting them explicitly as is done in direct speech. For example, He said "I'm coming" is direct speech, whereas He said he was coming is indirect speech</p> | |