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REPORTED SPEECH - Coggle Diagram
REPORTED SPEECH
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REPORTING REQUESTS, INSTRUCTION AND ORDERS
INSTRUCTIONS AND ORDERS
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- She told me to keep the window opened.
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REQUESTS
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- She asked me to close it.
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- She asked me for a pencil.
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"BACKSHIFTING"
- Process of changing verbs, pronouns, possessive adjectives, places and time when we are transforming direct speech into indirect speech.
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OPTIONAL BACKSHIFTING:
When the information in the reported statement is still happening, very recent or true.
When the verb follows a conjunction such as when, after, as soon as, etc...
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WHEN NOT TO BACKSHIFT:
When you use modal verby: could, might, would and should.
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REPORTING WH-QUESTIONS
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- She asked me where had I been.
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