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Guyper Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Are these reported speech correct?

1."What was the best birthday gift you ever got?"

Reported - "He asked what best birthday gift he had ever got."

2."Which one would you like to buy?"

Reported - "He asked which one he wanted to buy."

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com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech Basically, you have to act as a reporter when you reconstruct a sentence. If we report what another person has said, we usually do not use the speaker’s exact words; we use reported (indirect) speech. The structure is a little different depending on whether you want to transform a statement, a question or a request.

— JohnParis

  • com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech Basically, you have to act as a reporter when you reconstruct a sentence.
  • If we report what another person has said, we usually do not use the speaker’s exact words; we use reported (indirect) speech.
  • The structure is a little different depending on whether you want to transform a statement, a question or a request.
  • Your sentences are definitely questions.
  • So, I would say: He was asked what was the best birthday gift he had ever got.
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Dear Guyper,

Here’s a great link to examples of reported speech:

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech

Basically, you have to act as a reporter when you reconstruct a sentence. If we
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