How To Approach Grammar: Reported Speech
How To Approach Grammar: Reported Speech
How To Approach Grammar: Reported Speech
GRAMMAR
REPORTED SPEECH
The purposes of this presentation are:
Eg.1 Nora said, “I want to be a model.” From these examples, the learners become
Ans: Nora said that she wanted to be a model. realize that
Eg2 Nora said “Can I be a model?” • If the sentence type is “statement”, they
Ans: Nora wanted to know if she could be a model. have to use the linking word “that”.
• Moreover, they notice by themselves that
Eg3 Nora said, “I am beautiful.” they need to change simple present into
Ans: Nora said that she was beautiful. simple past.
• They have also to work out that they
Eg4 Nora said, “ I can also speak in English very well.” need to change “first person pronoun” to
Ans: Nora said that she could also speak in English very well. “Third person pronoun”
Exercises
• If the sentence type is “statement”, use the linking word Eg2 Nora said, “I am beautiful.”
“that”. Ans: Nora said that she was beautiful.
• Change “first person pronoun” to “Third person pronoun” Eg3 Nora said, “ I can also speak in
English very well.”
• Change simple present into simple past. Ans: Nora said that she could also speak
in English very well.
Exercises