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REPORTED SPEECH - Coggle Diagram
REPORTED SPEECH
BACHSHIFTING
Process of changing verbs, pronouns, possessive adjectives, places and time when we are transforming direst speech into indirect speech.
WHEN NOT TO BACKSHIFT
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When you use modal verbs : could, might, would and should
OPTIONAL BACHSHIFTING
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When the verb follows a conjunction such as when, after, as soon as, etc...
When the information in the reported statement is still happening, very recent or true.
EXAMPLES
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This (time, demonstrative), these › that, those
This, that (determiner) › the
This, these (pronoun) › it, they, them
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REPORTING REQUESTS, INSTRUCTION AND ORDERS
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