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Laborious Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Direct and Indirect speech

Hi dear educators (is it an appropriate word to use? or is "teachers" better?)

Okay, kindly let me know whether or not what is said below(in the brackets) is true.

Direct = She said, "I am risking everything I have for you.

Indirect = She said that she is risking everything she has for me. (= is correct if she is still risking. )

Indirect = She said that she was risking everything she had for me. (= is correct if she isn't risking NOW).

Thank you.

Laborious
  

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Laborious Hi dear educators (is it an appropriate word to use? ) Either one is polite. Indirect = She said that she is risking everything she has for me.

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  • Laborious Hi dear educators (is it an appropriate word to use?
  • ) Either one is polite.
  • Indirect = She said that she is risking everything she has for me.
  • (= is correct if she is still risking.
  • ) Yes, in her opinion .
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LaboriousHi dear educators (is it an appropriate word to use? or is "teachers" better?)
Either one is polite.

Indirect = She said that she is risking everything she has for me. (= is correct if she is still risking. ) Yes, in her opinion.
Indirect = She said that she was risking everything she had for me. (= is
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Thank you so much Alpstars, I'm really glad to see your words!Okay, What if I don't know whether or not she is still risking?For example:She said to John, "I am risking everything I have for you." (and I was there when she said this to him.)Later, I report this to one of my friends, let's say Jill, Now will it correct to say "She said that she IS risking everything she HAS for John" if I don't
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I'll leave A-stars to answer your question, but here is a small extra comment.

Direct = She said, "I am risking everything I have for you".

Indirect = She said that she is risking everything she has for me.

Indirect = She said that she was risking everything she had for me.

Your ind
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Laborious What if I don't know
If you don't know, then back shift the indirect speech.

Sue says to John, "I am risking everything I have for you." ( I hear this conversation.)

Later on, I say to Jill: Sue told John that she was risking everything she has for him.

And, if a week or so had passed since the conversation, I probably w
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I can't thank you enough!  Learning much more than I expected from you people! Emotion: smile

Thank you once again, Alpstars and Clive, f
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