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Vsuresh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Grammar

Hi

Can you help?

She said, "Is your house not far?"

She asked if my house was not far.

I think I have reported the question correctly. But I am a little doubtful whether 'not' the indirect speech conveys the intended idea of the speaker. Can I report this in another way?
  

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It doesn't sound too natural to most ears. vsuresh Can I report this in another way? But this comes to mind as alternatives....

— Dimsumexpress

  • It doesn't sound too natural to most ears.
  • vsuresh Can I report this in another way?
  • But this comes to mind as alternatives....
  • " * Your house isn't too far, is it?
  • * How far is your house (from here)?
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vsureshShe said, "Is your house not far?"
Um...It doesn't sound too natural to most ears.

vsureshCan I report this in another way?
But this comes to mind as alternatives...." She said....."

* Your house isn't too far, is it?
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Hi,

You could consider

eg She asked if my house was near/nearby/close.

Your indirect speech assumes that she said this to you.

Do you know how to report it if she said it to somebody else,
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Hi Clive,

Thanks for the alternatives you have given.

I want to know how I can report it if that had been told to someone else.
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Hi,

eg She asked him if his house was nearby.

eg She asked the person if his house was nearby.

Clive
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