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Tenacious Learner Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

A doubt. Reported Speech.

Hi teachers,

Baxter said, "That's Coke! He isn't going to get away this time."
Reported Speech:
Baxter said (that) that's Coke. He wasn't going to get away that time.

For me something is missing in between ... Coke and He wasn't ..
It doesn't sound correct to me, but I don't know what it is.

Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

Hi teachers,Baxter said, "That's Coke! "Reported Speech:Baxter said (that) that's Coke. For me something is missing in between ...

— Vsuresh

  • Hi teachers,Baxter said, "That's Coke!
  • "Reported Speech:Baxter said (that) that's Coke.
  • For me something is missing in between ...
  • Thanks in advance.
  • Perhaps you can report this way: Baxter exclaimed(suits the place better than said) that that was Coke and he wasn't going to get away that time.
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Hi teachers,Baxter said, "That's Coke! He isn't going to get away this time."Reported Speech:Baxter said (that) that's Coke. He wasn't going to get away that time.For me something is missing in between ... Coke and He wasn't ..It doesn't sound correct to me, but I don't know what it is.Thanks in advance.

Perhaps you can report this way:
Baxter exclaimed(suits the place better than s
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Baxter said, "That's Coke! He isn't going to get away this time."

Reported Speech:

Baxter said (that) that's Coke. He wasn't going to get away that time.

Baxter exclaimed that it was Coke and added that Coke wasn't going to get away that time.
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AnonymousBaxter exclaimed that it was Coke and added that Coke wasn't going to get away that time.
Why do you use 'it' if in the sentence is 'that'?

Could you explain me why?
Do you change the 'that' in direct speech to the 'it' in reported speech?
thanks
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thank you so much for your help vsuresh. You are certainly right in using 'exclaimed'.

another one: you use 'and' because the conjunction conects both sentences, right?
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Just to avoid repetition of "that".
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vsureshHi teachers,Baxter said, "That's Coke! He isn't going to get away this time."Reported Speech:Baxter said (that) that's Coke. He wasn't going to get away that time.For me something is missing in between ... Coke and He wasn't ..It doesn't sound correct to me, but I don't know what it is.Thanks in advance.Perhaps you can report this way: Baxter exclaimed(suits the pl
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AnonymousJust to avoid repetition of "that".
So any time that i have two 'that' I can always change the second 'that' for 'it' to avoid repetition, right?

Can I conclude the given explanatation Anonymous?
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Thinking SpainCan I conclude the given explanatation Anonymous?
Sorry I meant 'explanation'.
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Thinking Spain
AnonymousJust to avoid repetition of "that".
So any time that i have two 'that' I can always change the second 'that' for 'it' to avoid repetition, right?Can I conclude the given explanatation Anonymous?

You can do it in the context like that, put in your original post, but not always; observe texts when
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