direct indirect speech
DESCRIPTION
Grammar about Direct/Indirect SpeechTRANSCRIPT
Rewrite the sentences below in the Indirect Speech.
b. John told us: I don’t want my book.R. John told us that he didn’t want
his book.
a. They said: Carol studies everyday.R. They said that Carol studied
everyday.
c. I said to you, “I’m going home now.R. I said to you that I was going home then.
d. She asked me, “Do you like to study?”R. She asked me if I liked to study.
e. My mom asked you: Where will you go?R. My mom asked you where you
would go.f. My father asked me, “ Come home early.”R. My father asked me to come home
early.g. The teacher asked us: Don’t talk so loud.R. The teacher asked us not to talk so
loud.h. He said, “I have learned Indirect Speech.R. He said that he had learned Indirect
Speech.
i. Peter told her: I didn’t study yesterday.R. Peter told her that he hadn’t studied the day before.j. They asked us, “What are you looking
for?”R. They asked us what we were looking for.
OBS: Sempre que na segunda frase do discurso direto surgir o pronome “you” você
deverá relacioná-lo com o objeto da primeira frase e fazer a modificação
adequada.k. Judy said to John: You can work with me here.R. Judy said to John that he could work with
her there.
(Produced by Telma Farias - 2004)
(Produced by Telma Farias - 2004)