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Blue-eyed Smiler Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Inversions in reported speech
When do we useinversions in Reported Speech?
I mean if we have indirect objects and different attributes, adverbs and so on?
I mean if we have indirect objects and different attributes, adverbs and so on?
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You don't use inversions in reported speech, as far as I have ever seen. Can you give a few examples and say what you think needs to be inverted? CJ
- You don't use inversions in reported speech, as far as I have ever seen.
- Can you give a few examples and say what you think needs to be inverted?
- CJ
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You don't use inversions in reported speech, as far as I have ever seen.
Can you give a few examples and say what you think needs to be inverted?
CJ
Can you give a few examples and say what you think needs to be inverted?
CJ
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" I don't like the cake!" Jimmi exclaimed \ exclaimed Jimmi
Yet " I don't like the cake", Jimmi said abominably.
Yet " I don't like the cake", Jimmi said abominably.
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OK. Now I understand what you mean. 
These are in free variation when you are writing dialog in a narrative. You can invert so
These are in free variation when you are writing dialog in a narrative. You can invert so
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