Question

report the sentences 1.the teacher said ,''john,why are you always late?'' 2.the boy said,''dad i promise to be a good boy and get only good marks.'' 3.mum said,''ann,what were you doing when i called you?'' 4.dan said,''when i was going to school,i met my cousin andrew'' 5.tom said,'' these are the most interesting places i have ever seen'' 6.the teacher said,''if you haven't visited london yet, you should do it.'' 7.inna said,''could you pass me the sugar ,please?'' 8.sandu said ,''while i was doingmy home task ,my sister was playing computer games.''

Answer 1

Hello!

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Report the sentences.

Treceți de la vorbirea directă la vorbirea indirectă.

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Rezolvarea exercițiului:

1. The teacher said ,''john, why are you always late?''

The teacher asked John why he was always late.

2. The boy said, ''dad, I promise to be a good boy and get only good marks.''

The boy promised to his dad that he would be a good boy and get only good marks.

3. Mum said, ''Ann, what were you doing when I called you?''

Ann's mom asked her what she was doing when she had called her.

4. Dan said, ''When I was going to school, I met my cousin Andrew.''

Dan said that when he was going to school, he had met his cousin Andrew.

5. Tom said, ''These are the most interesting places I have ever seen.''

Tom said that those were the most interesting places he had ever seen.

6. The teacher said, ''If you haven't visited London yet, you should do it.''

The teacher said that if I hadn't visited London yet, I should have done it.

7. Inna said, ''Could you pass me the sugar, please?'

Inna asked if I could have passed her the sugar.

8. Sandu said, ''While I was doing my home task, my sister was playing computer games.''

Sandu said that while he had been doing his homework task, his sister had been playing computer games.

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Observaţii:

• Vorbirea indirectă (reported/indirect speech) se foloseşte pentru a vorbi despre trecut, de aceea vom schimba timpurile verbelor folosite în vorbirea directă de către interlocutor.
• În vorbirea indirectă, folosim verbe precum "a spune", "a zice", "a relata", "a întreba".
• În vorbirea indirectă nu mai folosim ghilimelele.

He said "I know the truth". (direct speech)

He said (that) he knew the truth. (indirect speech)