Reported Speech Flashcards
What is indirect speech?
Words that are being reported
Also known as reported speech
What 7 things need to change when direct speech is reported?
Punctuation Pronouns Introductory verbs Question words Tenses Adverbs Exclamations
How does punctuation change in reported speech?
Remove the inverted commas
Remove the question marks
Remove the exclamation marks
Remove any capital letters that don’t belong to proper nouns or I
How do pronouns change in reported speech?
Change to third person
What are pronouns of the third person?
He Him She Her They Them
What are introductory verbs?
The verb that states that a character is speaking.
What is important to remember about introductory verbs in reported speech?
The word “that” must go after this introductory verb to link to the spoken words
What are question words?
Words that indicate that a question is being asked
How do question words affect reported speech?
The words “if” or “whether” must be used instead of “that” when a question is being asked
If a question words is provided, then use that instead of “if” or “whether”
How do tenses change in reported speech?
Reported speech is always in the past tense
How do exclamations change in reported speech?
The actual exclamation is not used. Instead the feeling of the exclamation is conveyed
What does here change to in reported speech?
There
What does this change to in reported speech?
That
What does now change to in reported speech?
Then
At that moment
What does today change to in reported speech?
That day
