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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Direct and indirect speech
How do you change this sentence into indirect speech?
" He was going on about the difficulties faced in the project when I walked into the room, " she said.
My answer is -
She said that he had been going on about the difficulties faced in the project when she walked into the room.
However, I have difficulty explaining why I use "walked" instead of "had walked", given the rule of moving a tense back when reporting speech.
Thanks.
" He was going on about the difficulties faced in the project when I walked into the room, " she said.
My answer is -
She said that he had been going on about the difficulties faced in the project when she walked into the room.
However, I have difficulty explaining why I use "walked" instead of "had walked", given the rule of moving a tense back when reporting speech.
Thanks.
Top answer
Your answer is correct. The dependent clause does not regress to past perfect.
- Your answer is correct.
- The dependent clause does not regress to past perfect.
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Your answer is correct. The dependent clause does not regress to past perfect.
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