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Rotter Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Indirect speech

0 1. She asked me, "will you go to the gym today?" This is direct speech,02br
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00 2. She asked me whether I would go to the gym today. This is indirect speech.02br
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00 I just want to know whether my indirect sentence is fine. You might convert to the indirect speech in some other way. As a matter of fact, I am training at a gym 3 times a week.0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 001. " This is direct speech,02br 02br 002. She asked me whether I would go to the gym today.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 001.
  • " This is direct speech,02br 02br 002.
  • She asked me whether I would go to the gym today.
  • 02br 02br 00I just want to know whether my indirect sentence is fine.
  • You might convert to the indirect speech in some other way.
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0Hi,02br
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01font001. She asked me, "will you go to the gym today?" This is direct speech,02br
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002. She asked me whether I would go to the gym today. This is indirect speech.02br
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00I just want to know whether my indirect sentence is fine. You might convert to the indirect speech in some other wa
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01cite10Rotter12cite101. She asked me, "will you go to the gym today?" This is direct speech,12br
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102. She asked me whether I would go to the gym today. This is indirect speech.12br
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10I just want to know whether my indirect sentence is fine. You might convert to the indirect speech in
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1i00She asked if I am going to the gym today. [ Is this too indirect speech?]02i0-
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01cite10Rotter12cite11i10She asked if I am going to the gym today. [ Is this too indirect speech?]12i12br
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10Nope. "01i00She asked if I would be going to the gym today."02i00 is more "indirect".0-
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0Or:02br
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001. She said "Will you be going to the gym today?"02br
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002. She asked if I was going to the gym today.02br
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0 she asked me,"when are we going to leave". 0-
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01cite10Rotter12cite101. She asked me, "will you go to the gym today?" This is direct speech,12br
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102. She asked me whether I would go to the gym today. This is indirect speech.12br
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10I just want to know whether my indirect sentence is fine. You might convert to the indirect speech in
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1font00the waiter aske,"do you want your stake rare or well donr."02font02br
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00The waiter asked,"Do you want your steak rare or well done?"02br
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my father is not in hospital
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He said that his father was not in hospital.
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