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Taruns1008 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Reported speech
Direct speech: He said," I bought this pearl for my mother."
Book answer: He said that he had bought the pearl for his mother.
I think there should be that instead of the. Because we change this into that when we change direct speech into indirect speech. correct me if i am wrong?
Book answer: He said that he had bought the pearl for his mother.
I think there should be that instead of the. Because we change this into that when we change direct speech into indirect speech. correct me if i am wrong?
Top answer
taruns1008 C orrect me if I am wrong . There can be few absolute rules for indirect speech, because the reporter is trying to report the message . We can never be 100% sure of the exact words of the original, because we don't know what criteria the reporter has used.
- taruns1008 C orrect me if I am wrong .
- There can be few absolute rules for indirect speech, because the reporter is trying to report the message .
- We can never be 100% sure of the exact words of the original, because we don't know what criteria the reporter has used.
- When the original speaker said "...
- ", s/he was indicating a particular pearl.
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taruns1008Correct me if I am wrong.There can be few absolute rules for indirect speech, because the reporter is trying to report the message. We can never be 100% sure of the exact words of the original, because we don't know what criteria the reporter has used. When the original speaker said "... this pearl' ...", s/he was indicat
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