Ihave worked as an instructor on these slopes for 15 years
the weather reports hadn't shown any indication of avalanches
Ican't stand up on my own
I'll thank the dogs and their handler in person
turn the sentences into reported speech in your notebook
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Iam a very lucky man
he said that he was a very lucky man
Iam still feeling weak
he said hewas still feeling weak
the weather was good on the mountain
he said that the weather had been good on the mountain
Ihave worked as an instructor on these slopes for 15 years
he said that he had worked as an instructor on those slopes for 15 years
the weather reports hadn't shown any indication of avalanches
he said that the weather reports hadn't shown any indication of avalanches
Ican't stand up on my own
he said he couldn't stand up on his own
I'll thank the dogs and their handler in person
he said hewould thank the dogs and their handler in person
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Summary
Direct speech: the literal, exact words someone says “I am very angry with you”
Indirected or reported speech: when you tell someone what somebody else said. He said he was very angry with me.
What changes: - Tense (backshifting) - Pronouns ( I, we, you) - Pronouns (here → there, this → that, these → those) - Adverbials of time (yesterday → the day before, tomorrow→ the following/ next day)
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How can you use this in your project?
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Homework
Extra explanation and practice
For more explanation on the basics of Reported speech:
