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Hotmale Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Indirect Speech
Hello,
Can you please tell me what is the proper way to convert this sentence into Indirect Speech? The sentence is from Aesop's fable:
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/a/aesops-fables-the-hare-and-the-tortoise/
"Keep your boasting till you've beaten," answered the Tortoise.
My answer: The Tortoise answered the Hare to keep his boasting till he had beeten (?)
Thank you
Can you please tell me what is the proper way to convert this sentence into Indirect Speech? The sentence is from Aesop's fable:
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/a/aesops-fables-the-hare-and-the-tortoise/
"Keep your boasting till you've beaten," answered the Tortoise.
My answer: The Tortoise answered the Hare to keep his boasting till he had beeten (?)
Thank you
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The tortoise told the hare that he should hold his boasting until he had beaten him. (American English)
- The tortoise told the hare that he should hold his boasting until he had beaten him.
- (American English)
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The tortoise told the hare that he should hold his boasting until he had beaten him. (American English)
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