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Rotter Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Indirect and direct speech
0 1. I have a brother. 02 br
00 2. She said she had a brother. [ This is indirect speech.] 02 br
00 The above is wrong since her brother is still alive. 02 br
00 3. She said she has a brother. [This is the correct sentence.] 02 br
00 Your thoughts are welcome. 0-
00 2. She said she had a brother. [ This is indirect speech.] 02 br
00 The above is wrong since her brother is still alive. 02 br
00 3. She said she has a brother. [This is the correct sentence.] 02 br
00 Your thoughts are welcome. 0-
Top answer
0 2. I don't think someone can automatically make the assumption that the brother isn't alive any more from that context. 02 br 02 br 00 I think that's a good sentence.
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- I don't think someone can automatically make the assumption that the brother isn't alive any more from that context.
- 02 br 02 br 00 I think that's a good sentence.
- Remember, the English speakers highly prefer the past after past, 01 b 00 NOT 02 b 00 the present.
- 02 br 00 3.
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0 2. I don't think someone can automatically make the assumption that the brother isn't alive any more from that context. 02 br
02 br
00 I think that's a good sentence. Remember, the English speakers highly prefer the past after past, 01 b 00 NOT 02 b 00 the present. 02 br
00 3. Also OK, more specific in pointing out that the brother is still alive.
02 br
00 I think that's a good sentence. Remember, the English speakers highly prefer the past after past, 01 b 00 NOT 02 b 00 the present. 02 br
00 3. Also OK, more specific in pointing out that the brother is still alive.
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0 Thanks Marius 02 br
00 It seems you will approve both sentences. 02 br
00 In my book it would be incorrect to use 'she said she had a brother'. 02 br
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00 Let us take another example. 02 br
00 5. I love him. 02 br
00 6 She said she loved him. 02 br
00 It should be the following: 02 br
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00 It seems you will approve both sentences. 02 br
00 In my book it would be incorrect to use 'she said she had a brother'. 02 br
00 ----------------------------- 02 br
00 Let us take another example. 02 br
00 5. I love him. 02 br
00 6 She said she loved him. 02 br
00 It should be the following: 02 br
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0 No, I don't think you get the feeling of English here: 02 br
01 b 00 She said 02 b 00 is in the past. 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 She loved him 02 b 00 is in the past. 02 br
02 br
00 Both are simultaneous. There's no conflict, we report it at the respective time frame. 02 br
00 Direct: 01 i 00 I love him. 02 i
01 b 00 She said 02 b 00 is in the past. 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 She loved him 02 b 00 is in the past. 02 br
02 br
00 Both are simultaneous. There's no conflict, we report it at the respective time frame. 02 br
00 Direct: 01 i 00 I love him. 02 i
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0 At the BBC site: 02 br
00 0 from bbc.co.uk for "she 01 b 00 said 02 b 00 she loves him" 02 br
00 6 from bbc.co.uk for "she 01 b 00 said 02 b 00 she 01 b 00 loved 02 b 00 him" 02 br
02 br
00 At the New York Times site: 02 br
00 0 from nytimes.com for "she 01 b 00 said 02 b 00 she love
00 0 from bbc.co.uk for "she 01 b 00 said 02 b 00 she loves him" 02 br
00 6 from bbc.co.uk for "she 01 b 00 said 02 b 00 she 01 b 00 loved 02 b 00 him" 02 br
02 br
00 At the New York Times site: 02 br
00 0 from nytimes.com for "she 01 b 00 said 02 b 00 she love
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0 On your original sentence: 02 br
00 At the New York Times: 02 br
00 0 from 01 b 00 nytimes.com 02 b 00 for 01 b 00 "she said she has a brother" 02 b 02 br
05 0 02 br
01 b 00 2 from nytimes.com 02 b 00 for "she said she had a brother" 02 br
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00 At the New York Times: 02 br
00 0 from 01 b 00 nytimes.com 02 b 00 for 01 b 00 "she said she has a brother" 02 b 02 br
05 0 02 br
01 b 00 2 from nytimes.com 02 b 00 for "she said she had a brother" 02 br
05 1 00 0240href http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=si
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