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Jf_lacasse Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Reported Speech

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00 Im a french student from Canada and im currently undergoing an english class. I have to give back a work on Reported Speech and to be honest, I'm not really comfortable doing that type of grammar. Could you please double check my work.02br
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  • 00Quote 1: 00"The oil price has been pulling back because the disruption in the oil pipeline supply in 010200 has been resolved," announced Victor Shum.00Reported Speech 1: Victor Shum announced the oil prices had been pulling back because the disruption in the oil pipeline supply in 010200 had been resolved.02li
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  • 00Quote 2: 00An official from 010200's South Oil Co. said that "everything returned to normal as of 00 Thursday"00Reported Speech 2: An official from 010200’s South Oil Co. said everything returned to normal as of 00 Thursday.02li
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  • 00Quote 3: 00"010200 is becoming a de-industrialized country," Mr. Velan said00Reported Speech 3 : Mr Velan said that 010200 is becoming a de-industrialized country.02li
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  • 00Quote 4:00 "No matter what else you say about Mr. Flaherty, he's not giving away the store. He's been very prudent,"00 00said William Anderson.00Reported Speech 4: William Anderson said no matter what else you said about Mr. Flaherty, he does not give away the store. He has been very prudent.02li
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  • 00Quote 5:00 "If you built Rolls-Royces in 010200, you'd never get another sale. The product has to be fantastic," stated Brathwaite.00Reported Speech00 005 : Mr. Brathwaite stated that if you built Rolls-Royces in 010200, you would never get another sale. The product has to be fantastic.02li
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  • 00Quote 6:00 Mr. MacDonald said. "It's just an issue of what Canadian companies will be affected by reductions in demand in the 010200"00Reported Speech 6 : Mr. MacDonald said it’s just an issue of what Canadian companies are being affected by reduction in demand in the 010202li
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  • 00Quote 7: ‘’Borrowers with less than stellar credit scores or those trying to finance expensive houses are still struggling to get mortgages,’’ Mr. Gumbel added.00Reported Speech 7: Mr Gumbel added that burrowers with less than stellar credit score or those trying to finance expensive will still be struggling to get mortgages.02li
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  • 00Quote 8: “A year ago, we were told the problems were in subprime, ” said David Rosenberg00Reported Speech 8: David Rosenberg said that a year ago, they were told the problems would be in subprime.02li
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  • 00Quote 9: 00"Production capabilities are running behind demand," says Joel Plasco, CEO of Collins Stewart00Reported Speech 9: Ceo of Collins Stewart, Joel Plasco said that production capabilities were running behind demand.02li
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  • 00Quote 10: 00"Many of our customers are making money from the price of oil," Cannatelli says00Reported Speech 10: Cannatelli said that many of his customers were making money from the prices of oil.00 02li
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0Jean-Francois, the only "trick" to reported speech is that sometimes the tense shifts back. It doesn't have to if the essential truth of the issue is still true, but it's never wrong to shift it back either. 00 00 01b 00You made price plural.

— BarbaraPA

  • 0Jean-Francois, the only "trick" to reported speech is that sometimes the tense shifts back.
  • It doesn't have to if the essential truth of the issue is still true, but it's never wrong to shift it back either.
  • 00 00 01b 00You made price plural.
  • 02b 02br 02br 00Quote 2: 00An official from 00Iraq00's South Oil Co.
  • 00 Thursday"00Reported Speech 2: An official from 00Iraq00’s South Oil Co.
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0Jean-Francois, the only "trick" to reported speech is that sometimes the tense shifts back. It doesn't have to if the essential truth of the issue is still true, but it's never wrong to shift it back either. You can use the "that" - you are inconsistent in using it.02br
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00Quote 1: 00"The oil price has been pulling back because the disruption in the oil pipeline supp
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0Hello. Sorry to hear you're feeling uncomfortable with this type of activity. But you're not alone: I would be, too!02br
00The sentences lack context, which makes it difficult to tell when tense changes are necessary and when they are not (among other things).02br
00There is one sentence that is wrong without a doubt: # 7. The sentence in direct speech uses the present c
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