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Rajesh jain Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Direct/indirect
Direct- He swore in the name of god that he was ignorant of the matter.
Indirect- 1. he declared ," god knows I was ignorant of the matter."
2. He said," By god ! I'm ignorant of the matter."
Which indirect speech is more correct to use ?
Indirect- 1. he declared ," god knows I was ignorant of the matter."
2. He said," By god ! I'm ignorant of the matter."
Which indirect speech is more correct to use ?
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You have "direct" and "indirect" the wrong way round: the literal version with quotes is the direct one. It isn't possible in this case to determine with certainty the exact words spoken. He may have said "I swear in the name of *** that I am ignorant of the matter", or "I swear by *** that I am ignorant of the matter", or some other variation.
- You have "direct" and "indirect" the wrong way round: the literal version with quotes is the direct one.
- It isn't possible in this case to determine with certainty the exact words spoken.
- He may have said "I swear in the name of *** that I am ignorant of the matter", or "I swear by *** that I am ignorant of the matter", or some other variation.
- Your versions may be possible too, though (1) is possibly too mild for "swore in the name of ***", and (2) feels faintly old-fashioned to me, like something I'd expect to read in a book rather than hear in real life.
- Your spacing and capitalisation are wrong in several places.
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You have "direct" and "indirect" the wrong way round: the literal version with quotes is the direct one.
It isn't possible in this case to determine with certainty the exact words spoken. He may have said "I swear in the name of *** that I am ignorant of the matter", or "I swear by *** that I am ignorant of the matter", or some other variation. Your versions may be possible too, though (1
It isn't possible in this case to determine with certainty the exact words spoken. He may have said "I swear in the name of *** that I am ignorant of the matter", or "I swear by *** that I am ignorant of the matter", or some other variation. Your versions may be possible too, though (1
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Thank you .
Isn't " I am ignorant" more proper to use than "I was ignorant" in direct speech as we see that in indIrect speech it is "was ignorant " and not "had been ignorant?"
Isn't " I am ignorant" more proper to use than "I was ignorant" in direct speech as we see that in indIrect speech it is "was ignorant " and not "had been ignorant?"
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Yes, that's right ... sorry, I may not have been paying sufficient attention to your use of different tenses.
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