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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
direct/indirect speech
1. He said to me, "I am hungry."
1.1. He told me that he was hungry.
1.2. He said to me that he was hungry.
2. She said, "I finished the work."
2.1. She said that she had finished the work.
2.2. She said that she finished the work.
3. She said, "I finished the work yesterday."
3.1. She said that she had finished the work yesterday.
Q1) Can #1.2 mean just like #1 and #1.1?
Q2) I think #2 can mean either #2.1 or #2.2 depending on a situation, what do you think?
Q3) I think because of "yesterday" in #3, the past perfect tense is very approapriate in #3.1 unlike the transtion from #2 to 2.1. What do you think?
1.1. He told me that he was hungry.
1.2. He said to me that he was hungry.
2. She said, "I finished the work."
2.1. She said that she had finished the work.
2.2. She said that she finished the work.
3. She said, "I finished the work yesterday."
3.1. She said that she had finished the work yesterday.
Q1) Can #1.2 mean just like #1 and #1.1?
Q2) I think #2 can mean either #2.1 or #2.2 depending on a situation, what do you think?
Q3) I think because of "yesterday" in #3, the past perfect tense is very approapriate in #3.1 unlike the transtion from #2 to 2.1. What do you think?
Top answer
1? 1. 2 depending on a situation, what do you think?
- 1?
- 1.
- 2 depending on a situation, what do you think?
- Practically speaking, yes; grammatically speaking, no.
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moon7296Q1) Can #1.2 mean just like #1 and #1.1?Yes, but the usual is 1.1.
moon7296Q2) I think #2 can mean either #2.1 or #2.2 depending on a situation, what do you think?Practically speaking, yes; grammatically speaking, no.
moon7296Q3) I think because of "yesterday" in #3, the past perfect tense i
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Ah ha.. thank you.
Could I ask more questions?
4. He said to me, "Please pass me the salt."
4.1. He asked me to pass him the salt.
4.2. He told me to pass him the salt.
4.3. He said to me to pass him the salt.(ungrammatical right?)
5. She said to me, "I give it to you now."
5.1. She told me that she gave it to me then
6. She said to me, "I will g
Could I ask more questions?
4. He said to me, "Please pass me the salt."
4.1. He asked me to pass him the salt.
4.2. He told me to pass him the salt.
4.3. He said to me to pass him the salt.(ungrammatical right?)
5. She said to me, "I give it to you now."
5.1. She told me that she gave it to me then
6. She said to me, "I will g
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moon7296Q) Can I say #4.2 instead of #4.1?No. 4.2 has the wrong verb for a request. And 4.3 is the wrong structure, yes.
moon7296Q2) I don't think #5 and #5.1 sound okay and even doubt about their grammaticalityYou're right; it's wrong. It is a difficult quote to convert. 'I give it' has a particular semantic sense whos
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Mister Micawbera verbal description of what one is doing, said while doing it.I don't think a know a term for this. You may be thinking of "performatives", which are similar. As I understand it, and I'm no expert in this area, a "performative" is a statement that actually performs what it says it's performing, as distinct from saying what it i
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CalifJimYou may be thinking of "performatives", which are similarYes, that's the term. Not one, eh? OK.
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Thank you for answering my questions and adding additional points.
7. He said to me, "I was tired."
7.1. He told me that he had been tired.
8. He said to me, "I was tired yesterday."
8.1. He told me that I had been tired the day before.
Q1) I understand #7 and 7.1. clearly. What I don't understand clearly is #8.1 regarding it's past perfect tense with the specifi
7. He said to me, "I was tired."
7.1. He told me that he had been tired.
8. He said to me, "I was tired yesterday."
8.1. He told me that I had been tired the day before.
Q1) I understand #7 and 7.1. clearly. What I don't understand clearly is #8.1 regarding it's past perfect tense with the specifi
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moon72968. He said to me, "I was tired yesterday."8.1. He told me that I had been tired the day before.It needs to be: He told me that hehad been tired the day before.
moon7296As far as I know the present/past perfect tense can't be used with a specific time adverb such as yesterday, 1 month ago, etc.The past
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moon7296 As far as I know the present/past perfect tense can't be used with a specific time adverb such as yesterday, 1 month ago, etc.True for present perfect; false for past perfect.
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