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Tenjing Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Indirect speech
Could you please help change these direct sentences into indirect?
A. He said, "I am playing a game on the computer now".
B. He said, " I went there yesterday".
C. He said, "he could be in the office".
I am a little confused about the adverbs and the modal verb 'could'. Please help.
A. He said, "I am playing a game on the computer now".
B. He said, " I went there yesterday".
C. He said, "he could be in the office".
I am a little confused about the adverbs and the modal verb 'could'. Please help.
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tenjing Please help. We help those who help themselves. Make an effort to change them to indirect statements yourself first, and then we will check what you've done.
- tenjing Please help.
- We help those who help themselves.
- Make an effort to change them to indirect statements yourself first, and then we will check what you've done.
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tenjing Please help.We help those who help themselves. Make an effort to change them to indirect statements yourself first, and then we will check what you've done.
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O, I will try.
A. He said that he was playing a game on the computer now.
B. He said that he had gone there yesterday.
C. He said the guy could be in the office.
Could you check now, please?
A. He said that he was playing a game on the computer now.
B. He said that he had gone there yesterday.
C. He said the guy could be in the office.
Could you check now, please?
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A. He said that he was playing a game on the computer then.
B. He said that he had gone there the previous day.
C. He said that the guy could have been in the office.
B. He said that he had gone there the previous day.
C. He said that the guy could have been in the office.
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What about this one,
A. He said, "Jack might be working in his office now". The indirect sentence of this sentence is, 'he said that Jack might have been working in his office then', right?
A. He said, "Jack might be working in his office now". The indirect sentence of this sentence is, 'he said that Jack might have been working in his office then', right?
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One last question about indirect speech, Alphessastars Mam.
These are the changes made while changing from direct to indirect speech, right?
A. May be into might be.
B. Can be into could be.
C. Will be into would be.
D. Might be might have been.
E. Could be onto could have been.
F. Would be into would have been.
g. Should be in to should have been.
He sa
These are the changes made while changing from direct to indirect speech, right?
A. May be into might be.
B. Can be into could be.
C. Will be into would be.
D. Might be might have been.
E. Could be onto could have been.
F. Would be into would have been.
g. Should be in to should have been.
He sa
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Final question, Mam. I am really sorry ask again and again.
A. He said, "Alex may be in his room". The indirect form of this sentence would be,'he said that Alex might be in his room.
B. He said, " Alex might be in his room". The Indirect form of this sentence would be,'he said that Alex might have been in his room'.
My question is, the both direct sentences above look almost
A. He said, "Alex may be in his room". The indirect form of this sentence would be,'he said that Alex might be in his room.
B. He said, " Alex might be in his room". The Indirect form of this sentence would be,'he said that Alex might have been in his room'.
My question is, the both direct sentences above look almost
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The rule is not so absolute and rigid. Sometimes a native speaker will back-shift, and sometimes not. That is especially true for the modal forms.
He said, "Alex may be in his room".
There are two choices:
He said that Alex might be in his room.
He said that Alex may be in his room.
He said, "Alex might be in his room".
He said that Alex might be in his room. (no
He said, "Alex may be in his room".
There are two choices:
He said that Alex might be in his room.
He said that Alex may be in his room.
He said, "Alex might be in his room".
He said that Alex might be in his room. (no
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I checked the link and I understood it. But still I am confused.
A. He said, "the guy could be in the office" into 'he said that the guy could have been in the office'. It means there is no possibility that the guy could still be in the office, right?(back shift here)
B. He said, "the guy could be in the office" to 'he said that the guy could be in the office'. It means it is still possi
A. He said, "the guy could be in the office" into 'he said that the guy could have been in the office'. It means there is no possibility that the guy could still be in the office, right?(back shift here)
B. He said, "the guy could be in the office" to 'he said that the guy could be in the office'. It means it is still possi
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tenjingA. He said, "the guy could be in the office" into 'he said that the guy could have been in the office'. It means there is no possibility that the guy could still be in the office, right?(back shift here)Reported speech tells us nothing about the present situation. The man may or may not be in the office again now.
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