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Tenacious Learner Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Should I add 'Now go!', in the reported sentence

Hello teachers,
The context:
Eva Hine put the phone down and looked at Felix angrily. ‘Forget Dinon’s escape from prison. Get out there and find him. And bring him back dead or alive!’
At the door Felix turned and looked at her. ‘Dead?’ he asked slowly.
‘Dead men can’t talk. Now go!’
I believe the question and the answer is correct. But should I add 'Now go!' If so, how should the reported answer be?
If not, could you tell me the reason?

What was Eva Hine's reply?
She said (that) dead men couldn't talk.

Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

She said (that) dead men can't/couldn't talk, and told me to go.

— Fivejedjon

  • She said (that) dead men can't/couldn't talk, and told me to go.
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She said (that) dead men can't/couldn't talk, and told me to go.
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fivejedjonShe said (that) dead men can't/couldn't talk, and told me to go.
Hello fivejedjon,
Thanks for your help. Could it also be, '... and told him to go'?
Is this one also possible, 'She said (that) dead men can't/couldn't talk, and told him (that) he should go'?
If not, the rule is that when we have a quoted imperative sentence, the reported s
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Tenacious LearnerCould it also be, '... and told him to go'?
Yes. That's more likely, unless Felix is doing the reporting.
Tenacious LearnerIs this one also possible, 'She said (that) dead men can't/couldn't talk, and told him (that) he should go'?
Yes
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Tenacious LearnerWhat was Eva Hine's reply?She said (that) dead men couldn't talk.
That's good.
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