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LeGion12359 Posted 11 years ago
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He said that he would go to the Masjid that night to attend the sermon.
Can I say the above sentence thus:
He said that to attend the sermon, he would go to the Masjid that night?
But, I am doubtful about that.
Can I say the above sentence thus:
He said that to attend the sermon, he would go to the Masjid that night?
But, I am doubtful about that.
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In ‘reported speech’, the word ‘that’ allows you to repeat what the person said almost unchanged. If instead, you were the recipient of the original comment, you might use, “He told me that to attend…” If you are uncomfortable with the harshness of the word “that”, you might instead use, “To attend the sermon, he told me he would go to …” or “To attend the sermon, he said he would go to …”
- In ‘reported speech’, the word ‘that’ allows you to repeat what the person said almost unchanged.
- If instead, you were the recipient of the original comment, you might use, “He told me that to attend…” If you are uncomfortable with the harshness of the word “that”, you might instead use, “To attend the sermon, he told me he would go to …” or “To attend the sermon, he said he would go to …”
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In ‘reported speech’, the word ‘that’ allows you to repeat what the person said almost unchanged. If instead, you were the recipient of the original comment, you might use, “He told me that to attend…”
If you are uncomfortable with the harshness of the word “that”, you might instead use, “To attend the sermon, he told me he would go to …” or “To attend the sermon, he said he would go to …”
If you are uncomfortable with the harshness of the word “that”, you might instead use, “To attend the sermon, he told me he would go to …” or “To attend the sermon, he said he would go to …”
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For me, the second one changes the emphasis -- it makes it seem more like a statement about how/where he will attend the sermon than what he will he do that night.
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