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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

REPORTED SPEECH

Hi!

I can say " My mom would like Mary to become a doctor" or "My mom wanted Mary to become a doctor " to report the

following sentence:

"I'd like Mary to become a doctor", said my mom.

Help me with this .Thanks in advance!

Lan
  

Top answer

"I'd like Mary to become a doctor ," said my mom. Here is the standard conversion to reported speech: My mom said that she would like Mary to become a doctor . There is no reason to change the verb.

— Mister Micawber

  • "I'd like Mary to become a doctor ," said my mom.
  • Here is the standard conversion to reported speech: My mom said that she would like Mary to become a doctor .
  • There is no reason to change the verb.
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"I'd like Mary to become a doctor," said my mom.

Here is the standard conversion to reported speech: My mom said that she would like Mary to become a doctor. There is no reason to change the verb.
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