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REPORTED SPEECH
C-ORDERS AND REQUESTS IN REPORTED SPEECH :
I.Look at these examples :
1-She said to Bill,”Please wait for me here .”
=>She asked Bill to wait for her
there
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
2-He said:”Don’t touch anything in this room !”
=>He ordered us not to touch anything in that room .
(1)
(2)
(4)
II.Remember to make these four changes :
1. +Change the introducing verb SAY to TELL (ASK,ORDER …) according to
the meaning of the sentence
+Add an object to the verb TELL (ASK , ORDER…) in the reported speech .
+Omit the comma or colon ,quotation marks ,the verb PLEASE ,and
exclamation mark.
2 * Change the verb in the direct speech from Affirmative imperative to
TO +INFINITIVE
*Change the verb in the direct speech from Negative imperative to
NOT TO +INFINITIVE
3. Change the personal pronouns and possessive adjectives(the same as in
STATEMENTS)
4 .Change the words showing Place and Time (the same as in STATEMENTS )
*NOTE : A question with WILL or Would expressing a polite request
,invitation ,or offer may be reported in two ways :a)as a question or b)as a