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Ladder green Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Direct to indirect speech

the son answered,"i had seen that we have one dog and they had four".

  

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T he son answere d, "I had seen that we have one dog and they had four". The part in quotes is pretty nasty mix of tenses. I would try to fix that first before worrying about converting it to indirect speech.

  • T he son answere d, "I had seen that we have one dog and they had four".
  • The part in quotes is pretty nasty mix of tenses.
  • I would try to fix that first before worrying about converting it to indirect speech.
  • Would "I saw that we had one dog and they had four" do?
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The son answered, "I had seen that we have one dog and they had four".

The part in quotes is pretty nasty mix of tenses. I would try to fix that first before worrying about converting it to indirect speech. Would "I saw that we had one dog and they had four" do?

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