Level 6
Week 3Class 1
Who said?
"Just keep swiming"
Quotation marks
Dori said,
"Just keep swimming"
comma
This is called direct speech is a form of reported speech
Indirect speech ?
Indirect speech reports or paraphrases what someone else said or wrote without using that person's exact words (which is called direct speech).
Quotation marks
"Just keep swimming"
Dori said,
Dori said to just keep swimming.
No quotation marks
This is indirect speech
*to report orders just add to
Say vs tell
Dori said (that) she wanted to find nemo.
Dori told Marlin (that) she wanted to find nemo.
Say vs tell
Dori said (that) she wanted to find nemo.
With 'say' we don't use the object ( the person who the message was spoken to) With 'tell' we NEED the object (e.g.me, you, her, him, them, us).
Dori told Marlin (that) she wanted to find nemo.
Dori told him (that) she wanted to find nemo.
Other verbs
*Careful with irregular verbs
1. Backshifting in tense
The present becomes the past, and the past becomes the past perfect
1. Backshifting in tense
Exceptions
When a reporting verb is in the simple past tense, backshifting is optional when the statement refers to something just said, something that’s still true, or a scientific or general truth.
Do not make changes to present or perfect forms of the modals should, could, may, might, would, and ought to when converting to indirect speech.
2. Backshifting in time expressions
2. Backshifting in time expressions
let's practice
https://kahoot.it/
A12.W3 Indirect speech practice
In a word document : A.Rewrite the sentences in indirect speech.
B. Write what the people actually said, using direct speech.
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Level 6
Week 3Class 1
Who said?
"Just keep swiming"
Quotation marks
Dori said,
"Just keep swimming"
comma
This is called direct speech is a form of reported speech
Indirect speech ?
Indirect speech reports or paraphrases what someone else said or wrote without using that person's exact words (which is called direct speech).
Quotation marks
"Just keep swimming"
Dori said,
Dori said to just keep swimming.
No quotation marks
This is indirect speech
*to report orders just add to
Say vs tell
Dori said (that) she wanted to find nemo.
Dori told Marlin (that) she wanted to find nemo.
Say vs tell
Dori said (that) she wanted to find nemo.
With 'say' we don't use the object ( the person who the message was spoken to) With 'tell' we NEED the object (e.g.me, you, her, him, them, us).
Dori told Marlin (that) she wanted to find nemo.
Dori told him (that) she wanted to find nemo.
Other verbs
*Careful with irregular verbs
1. Backshifting in tense
The present becomes the past, and the past becomes the past perfect
1. Backshifting in tense
Exceptions
When a reporting verb is in the simple past tense, backshifting is optional when the statement refers to something just said, something that’s still true, or a scientific or general truth.
Do not make changes to present or perfect forms of the modals should, could, may, might, would, and ought to when converting to indirect speech.
2. Backshifting in time expressions
2. Backshifting in time expressions
let's practice
https://kahoot.it/
A12.W3 Indirect speech practice
In a word document : A.Rewrite the sentences in indirect speech.
B. Write what the people actually said, using direct speech.