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Tenacious Learner Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Need help. Reported Speech
Hi teachers,
How can I connect the two sentences in (b) reported speech please?
a) Coke thought, “I have to take the chance. This is the only place I can find warm clothes and food!”
b) Coke thought (that) he had to take the chance. That was the only place he could find warm clothes and food.
How can I connect the two sentences in (b) reported speech please?
a) Coke thought, “I have to take the chance. This is the only place I can find warm clothes and food!”
b) Coke thought (that) he had to take the chance. That was the only place he could find warm clothes and food.
Top answer
The most direct way that I can see to make the two into one sentence is to use a semicolon. Coke thought that he had to take the chance; that was the only place he could find warm clothes and food. The other way that comes directly to my mind is using and .
- The most direct way that I can see to make the two into one sentence is to use a semicolon.
- Coke thought that he had to take the chance; that was the only place he could find warm clothes and food.
- The other way that comes directly to my mind is using and .
- In this situation it would go like this: Coke thought that he had to take the chance, and that this would be the only place he could find warm clothes and food.
- I am not fond of using and in this situation.
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The most direct way that I can see to make the two into one sentence is to use a semicolon.
Coke thought that he had to take the chance; that was the only place he could find warm clothes and food.
The other way that comes directly to my mind is using and. In this situation it would go like this:
Coke thought that he had to take the chance, and that this
Coke thought that he had to take the chance; that was the only place he could find warm clothes and food.
The other way that comes directly to my mind is using and. In this situation it would go like this:
Coke thought that he had to take the chance, and that this
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Hi sbolton,
Thank you for your reply. I really didn't know how to do it. So when we have two sentences in reported speech with the reporting verb 'thought' the best is to use a semicolon between them.
I couldn't find any information about it. I only know that with the verb 'answered' we can use ' .. and added ...' to join two sentences.
Best,
TS
Thank you for your reply. I really didn't know how to do it. So when we have two sentences in reported speech with the reporting verb 'thought' the best is to use a semicolon between them.
I couldn't find any information about it. I only know that with the verb 'answered' we can use ' .. and added ...' to join two sentences.
Best,
TS
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Hi,
I agree, except that I wouuld always use 'and' in preference to a semi-colon.
Clive
I agree, except that I wouuld always use 'and' in preference to a semi-colon.
Clive
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