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REPORTED SPEECH - Coggle Diagram
REPORTED SPEECH
STATEMENTS
DIECTIC EXPRESSIONS
BACKSHIFT
PERSONAL PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVE
ORDER AND REQUESTS
TO
DIECTIC EXPRESSIONS
BACKSHIFT
PERSONAL PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVE
QUESTIONS
We omit the question mark "?"
and we use ASK or WONDER
DIECTIC EXPRESSIONS
Words that indicate TIME and PLACE
BACKSHIFT
We change the TENSE into PAST
past simple/ past perfect --> past perfect
present simple --> past simple
We transform these MODAL VERBS
will --> would
must --> had to
can --> could
may --> might
POLAR QUESTIONS
We don't use DO
IF/ WHETHER
PERSONAL PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVE
1st person pronouns change to 3rd person pronouns
me --> him/her
my --> his/her
I --> he/she
we --> they
us --> them
our --> their
mine --> his/hers
ours --> theirs
WH QUESTIONS
We don't use DO
It is when you describe what somebody said, AFTER they said it.