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reported speech - Coggle Diagram
reported speech
- afimative, negative and sentences
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can could
- I can speak English."she said -She said that she could speak English.
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That said, we use say and tell in different ways in reported speech: Say puts more focus on the words someone says. Instead, Tell focuses more of the focus on the given content or message.
ir/ weather
We can use if or whether before reported speech. Their meaning is the same: ”Do you have enough time?” [direct speech] I asked her if / whether she had enough time. [reported speech] “I don’t know.” [direct speech] She doesn’t know if / whether she has enough time. [reported speech]
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Reporting Verb said to is changed into asked. If reporting speech is having reporting verb at it its start, then if is used in place of that.
example:
She says, “Who is he?” - She asked who he was.