Practice Direct And Indirect Speech – Advanced Conversions And Reporting Verbs (1.2.5)

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Question 1.
Convert to indirect speech: 'I am here.'
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Look for the pronoun and tense shift.
Question 2.
Convert to indirect speech: 'She is studying.'
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Think about how 'is' changes.
3Question 3.
What does direct speech require?
- Paraphrasing
- Quotation Marks
- Tense Changes
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Think about how we signify spoken words.
4Question 4.
True or False: 'Indirect speech always uses the present tense.'
- True
- False
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Question 5.
Transform the statement into indirect speech: 'I will leave now!' she said.
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Watch for tense and time expressions.
Question 6.
Convert the directive speech: 'Please help me,' he asked.
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Focus on how the request is presented.

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