Reported speech
What do you think is the correct answer to question 29?
I chose D but the key is A.
I was taught that if there is a specific time point in the sentence, I needn't change the verb tense in the reported sentence.
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The back shifted verb for indirect speech is the best choice. (A) The exceptions are for universal truths. " My teacher told us that the boiling point of water is 100 degrees C.
- The back shifted verb for indirect speech is the best choice.
- (A) The exceptions are for universal truths.
- " My teacher told us that the boiling point of water is 100 degrees C.
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The back shifted verb for indirect speech is the best choice. (A)
The exceptions are for universal truths.
My teacher said, "The boiling point of water is 100 degrees C.."
My teacher told us that the boiling point of water is 100 degrees C.
My teacher said, "I was waiting fifteen minutes for you yesterday in the auditorium."
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0Bình Ð?ngI chose D but the key is A.
I would have chosen D, too.
Police detective: Where was your girlfriend yesterday at 8:00 when Reverend Dawkins was being murdered?
You: I didn't see her, but she told me she was waiting for the bus at 8:00.
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