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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Reporting verb and reported speech
what is the difference between reporting verb and reported speech?
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John said he was too busy to come The underlined verb is the reporting verb, the italicised words the indirect speech.
- John said he was too busy to come The underlined verb is the reporting verb, the italicised words the indirect speech.
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John said he was too busy to come
The underlined verb is the reporting verb, the italicised words the indirect speech.
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Consider a few examples. I have marked the reporting verb in italics.
direct speech Mary said "'Tom, I love you".
reported speech Mary told Tom that she loved him.
direct speech Mary said "My boss always criticizes me".
reported speech Mary complained that her boss always criticized her.
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