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Caeser Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
plz help me for reported speech
Please guide me for rewriting the following indirect quotations as direct ones
(a) According to St. Patrick, all the snakes were driven out of Ireland, and they swam to England.
(b) Carol claimed that Mary said that Sally wasn't herself when she called David a toad.
(c) Clive asked how they were going to find the 60, mailto:000!@$ for the down payment on the house
(d) Ellie mentioned that this was her first day on the job.She felt a bit apprehensive about telling the employees that half of them would be out of work within three weeks.
(a) According to St. Patrick, all the snakes were driven out of Ireland, and they swam to England.
(b) Carol claimed that Mary said that Sally wasn't herself when she called David a toad.
(c) Clive asked how they were going to find the 60, mailto:000!@$ for the down payment on the house
(d) Ellie mentioned that this was her first day on the job.She felt a bit apprehensive about telling the employees that half of them would be out of work within three weeks.
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Caesar, I'll do (b), and see if that gives you enough clues to do the other three. Original indirect speech: Carol claimed that Mary said that Sally wasn't herself when she called David a toad. " Sally's direct speech: Carol claimed that Mary said that Sally wasn't herself when she called David, "A toad".
- Caesar, I'll do (b), and see if that gives you enough clues to do the other three.
- Original indirect speech: Carol claimed that Mary said that Sally wasn't herself when she called David a toad.
- " Sally's direct speech: Carol claimed that Mary said that Sally wasn't herself when she called David, "A toad".
- " I don't know if that is even the end of possibilites.
- Let's wait for more commentators.
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Caesar,
I'll do (b), and see if that gives you enough clues to do the other three.
Original indirect speech: Carol claimed that Mary said that Sally wasn't herself when she called David a toad.
Several direct speech versions seem possible, depending on who is quoted directly:
Carol's direct speech: Carol claim
I'll do (b), and see if that gives you enough clues to do the other three.
Original indirect speech: Carol claimed that Mary said that Sally wasn't herself when she called David a toad.
Several direct speech versions seem possible, depending on who is quoted directly:
Carol's direct speech: Carol claim
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