Reported Speech

• ENGLISH
• Secondary Education
• Age 12,13

Expected Learning Outcomes

I WILL BE ABLE TO:

* identify the sentences in direct and indirect speech.

* differentiate between direct speech and reported speech.

* transform sentences into reported speech applying rules aptly. 

List the changes to be made while transforming sentences
in the direct speech into the reported one.

CHANGES

1. Pronouns

2. Time and place

3. Verbal tense

Direct Speech: Anthony said to me, “You shall definitely visit here.”
Indirect/Reported Speech: Anthony said that ______ should definitely visit ______.

1. me, here
2. me, there
3. I, there
4. we, there

Direct Speech: Rohan said, “Who was responsible for this?”
Indirect/Reported Speech: ______ asked who had been responsible for ______.

1. He, this
2. He, that
3. Rohan, that
4. I, that

Direct Speech: The landlord said to me, “You should leave if you can not pay the rent.”
Indirect/Reported Speech: The landlord warned _____ to leave if _____ couldn’t pay the rent.

1. him, he
2. myself, me
3. me, she
4. me, I

Direct Speech: Ravi said, “The concert ended yesterday.”
Indirect/Reported Speech: Ravi said that the concert had ended _____________.

1. the next day
2. that day
3. the previous day
4. yesterday

Direct Speech: The head said to the staff, “We have thought of a solution.”
Indirect/Reported Speech: The head said to _____ that _____ had thought of a solution.

1. us, we
2. the staff, they
3. the staff, we
4. them, they

Home Fun

Revise the rules pertaining to change of pronouns, time and place.

 

SUCCESS CRITERIA
Now, I CAN:
* identify the sentences in direct and indirect speech.
* differentiate between direct speech and reported speech.
* transform sentences into reported speech applying rules aptly.

1. Strongly agree
2. Agree
3. I need some help.

Expected Learning Outcomes

I WILL BE ABLE TO:

* identify the sentences in direct and indirect speech.

* recall the rules pertaining to the changes in tense forms and modal verbs.

* transform sentences into reported speech applying rules aptly. 

He said, “I have been a great mentor.”

1. He said that he was a great mentor.
2. He said that he had been a great mentor.
3. He exclaimed that he was a great mentor.
4. He said that he has been a great mentor.

Vidushi said, “We went for a summer trip.”

1. Vidushi said that they went for a summer trip.
2. Vidushi said that they were on a summer trip.
3. Vidushi said that they had gone for a summer trip.
4. Vidushi said they went for a summer trip.

“I am going out tonight,” Manisha said.

1. Manisha said that she was going out tonight.
2. Manisha said that she was going out that night.
3. Manisha said she is going out that night.
4. Manisha said that she would be going out that night.

The teacher said, “The wind is a renewable energy source.”

1. The teacher said that the wind was a renewable energy source.
2. The teacher said that the wind is a renewable energy source.
3. The teacher told that the wind is a renewable energy source.
4. The teacher tells that the wind was a renewable energy source.

Philip said, “I was playing football.”

1. Philip said that he was playing football.
2. Philip said that he would be playing football.
3. Philip said that he had been playing football.
4. Philip said that he is playing football.

Rahul said, “I will manage hereafter.”

1. Rahul said that he would manage hereafter.
2. Rahul said that he will manage thereafter.
3. Rahul said that he would manage thereafter.
4. Rahul said that he will manage hereafter.

Nancy said, “I may leave tomorrow.”

1. Nancy said that she might leave the next day.
2. Nancy said that she might leave tomorrow.
3. Nancy asked if she should leave the next day.
4. Nancy informed me to leave tomorrow.

David said, “Can we go tomorrow?”

1. David said if we can go tomorrow.
2. David asked if we could go tomorrow.
3. David said whether we could go tomorrow.
4. David asked if we could go the next day.

Richard said, “I must attend the meeting.”

1. Richard said that he had to attend the meeting.
2. Richard said that it was must that he attend the meeting.
3. Richard said if he must attend the meeting.
4. Richard said that he would attend the meeting.

The technician said, “I will repair the laptop.”

1. The technician said that he would repair the laptop.
2. The technician said that he could repair the laptop.
3. The technician said that he might repair the laptop.
4. The technician said that he should repair the laptop.

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Exercise C

1. (c) The teacher asked us not to make so much noise.

2. (a) I don't know why Polly didn't go to the party. She said she was definitely going.

3. (c) He said he would do it the following day.

4. (c) Someone told me the dance show was spectacular.

5. (b) It is a big organization. More than thousand people are employed there.

Home Fun

Do the exercise ‘H’ in Grammar Workbook. 

SUCCESS CRITERIA
Now, I CAN:
* identify the sentences in direct and indirect speech.
* recall the rules pertaining to the changes in tense forms and modal verbs.
* transform sentences into reported speech applying rules aptly.

1. Strongly agree
2. Agree
3. I need some help.

Expected Learning Outcomes

I WILL BE ABLE TO:

* recall the rules pertaining to the changes required while reporting Wh and Yes/No questions.

* recall the rules pertaining to the changes required while reporting positive and negative commands.

* transform sentences into reported speech by applying the rules aptly. 

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Home Fun: Exercise H

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Grammar Workbook page 71

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Exercise J:

1. She asked me if I wanted to come with her.

2. He asked her why she was studying French.

3. Manisha asked me where I had gone the previous Sunday.

4. Pooja asked Shweta if she could lend her her bicycle for a day.

5. John asked Mary if she had visited the USA.

Home Fun

Do the exercises A and B on Grammar Workbook pages 66 and 67. 

SUCCESS CRITERIA
Now, I CAN:
* recall the rules pertaining to the changes required while reporting Wh and Yes/No questions.
* recall the rules pertaining to the changes required while reporting positive and negative commands.
* transform sentences into reported speech by applying the rules aptly.

1. Strongly agree
2. Agree
3. I need some help.