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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Reported Speech

0Hello!02br
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00 My doubt is about 01b00Reported Speech02b00. Please, help me!!!!02br
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00 For example, let's suppose I have this sentence:02br
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00"Please, do me a favor", the grandmother asked her grandson.02br
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01u00When I change this sentence to 01b00reported speech02b00 02u00I have :02br
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00The grandmother asked her grandson (or him) 01b00if he could do her a favor02b00 . Ok?02br
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01b01u00But is it also correct to say in this case02u02b00:02br
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00The grandmother asked her grandson(or him) 01b01u00to do her a favor02u02b00 (?) 02br
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00Best regards,02br
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00Jamille0-
  

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1font 00Hi,02font 02br 02br 00My doubt is about 01b 00Reported Speech02b 00. 01font 00As an aside, the normal word to use here would be 'question' rather than 'doubt'. If you have a 'doubt', you have an idea/opinion but you are not sure if it is correct.

— Clive

  • 1font 00Hi,02font 02br 02br 00My doubt is about 01b 00Reported Speech02b 00.
  • 01font 00As an aside, the normal word to use here would be 'question' rather than 'doubt'.
  • If you have a 'doubt', you have an idea/opinion but you are not sure if it is correct.
  • 02br 02br 01u 00When I change this sentence to 01b 00reported speech02b 00 02u 00I have :02br 02br 00The grandmother asked her grandson (or him) 01b 00if he could do her a favor02b 00 .
  • 01font 00 It's often said.
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1font00Hi,02font02br
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00My doubt is about 01b00Reported Speech02b00. Please, help me!!!!01font00As an aside, the normal word to use here would be 'question' rather than 'doubt'. If you have a 'doubt', you have an idea/opinion but you are not sure if it is correct. You haven't indicat
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0Hi, Clive!02br
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00Thank you a lot!02br
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00Best regards,02br
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0 I have a question about the following sentence:02br
01i00"I don't think anybody would argue with you if you claimed that the city was/is ugly."02i00 Which one do I use...was or is? I'd be referring to the state that the city is still in.0-
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0Either one works. 01i01u00Was02u02i00, because of the condition when you said it; 01i01u00is02u02i00 because, as you say, it's safe to assume the condition persists, although some would argue it's not safe to assume.0-
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0Thanks. Would you say that these 2 sentences are correct?02br
01i00 "During the press conference, President Bush claimed that he wasn't bound by the Constitution."02i02br
01i00"The President was claiming that he isn't bound by the Constitution."02i02br
00The first one makes it quite clear that it is reported speech, while the 2
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0Hi, Same issue as last post. Who knows what's in peoples minds? I think the question is not whether the person who wrote the sentence thought the relationship was still in force when he wrote it; but whether it was reasonable to assume when the president made the statement he knew the situation was not likely to change. "Besides," Bush is only 01u00claiming02u00 the e
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