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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Indirect speech
My father said " If you have to turn to somebody,turn to your mother." How can we write this sentence in indirect speech?
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My father told me that if I had to turn to somebody I should turn to my mother.
Is this correct Mister Micawber ?
Is this correct Mister Micawber ?
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But there was no should in the quoted sentence . Can we use "must" , "could" etc. in place of "should" ?
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No. It is advice, not command. It could be
My father advised me to turn to my mother if if I had to turn to somebody.
My father advised me to turn to my mother if if I had to turn to somebody.
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