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Sundarnaz Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Direct and indirect speech 2

Have I converted the sentences correctly? If not, please help me correct them.

Thanks.

4) The teacher says, "If you work hard, you will pass the exam."

vi) The teacher says if we work hard, we will pass the exam.

5) He asked, "Have you won?"

v) He asked if I had won.

6) He said, "Lets wait for her return."

vi) He suggested to wait for her.

7) Alice said, "How clever I am!"

vii) Alice exclaimed with wonder how clever she was.

  

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I'll try but don't fully depend on my answers. " vi) The teacher says if we work hard, we will pass the exam. Correct or you could also say: The teacher says (that) if I work hard, I will pass the exam.

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  • I'll try but don't fully depend on my answers.
  • " vi) The teacher says if we work hard, we will pass the exam.
  • Correct or you could also say: The teacher says (that) if I work hard, I will pass the exam.
  • ( In a case that the teacher was talking to you as an individual ).
  • " v) He asked if I had won.
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I'll try but don't fully depend on my answers.

sundarnaz4) The teacher says, "If you work hard, you will pass the exam."
vi) The teacher says if we work hard, we will pass the exam.

Correct or you could also say:

The teacher says (that) if I work hard, I will pass the exam. ( In a case th

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sundarnazHave I converted the sentences correctly?

There really isn't one correct answer when it comes to indirect speech. You usually have many choices, depending on how you want to tell someone else what you heard earlier elsewhere. You can make it plain (and that's how most teachers want it), but you can dress it up, too (which you might do in real lif

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