0
Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary
Reported speech
The teacher said his school believed it was aware of all the pupils who had been present, and that XY was not among them.
Is the sentence above a report of the teacher's actual saying: "My school believe it is aware of all pupils who have been present there, and XY was not among them."?
Top answer
" Note that reported speech is often a paraphrase. It may not include exact words or sentence structure.
- " Note that reported speech is often a paraphrase.
- It may not include exact words or sentence structure.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
1 Answers
0
"My school believes it is aware of all pupils who have been present there, and XY is not among them."
Note that reported speech is often a paraphrase. It may not include exact words or sentence structure.
0
Related Questions