Tugas Bahasa Inggris (Softskills)

QUOTED SPEECH & REPORTED SPEECH

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7. Quoted speech  : Eric said, "I will come to meeting tomorrow." (Future Tense)

    Reported speech : Eric said that he would come to meeting the next day. (Past Future Tense)

3. Quoted speech  : Mary said, "I am planning to take a trip next week." (Present Continuous Tense)

    Reported speech : Mary said that she was planning to take a trip the following week. (Past Continuous Tense)

How to change Quoted speech to Reported speech

How to change Quoted speech to Reported speech

 

A. Definition

     Quoted speech is exactly what the person said. 

     Report speech is not exactly what the person said, it's like a summary what the person said.

B. How to change

     1. First, you must now what is the tenses of quoted speech.

     2. Then, the tenses of Reportedspeech is one step back (previous) of Quoted speech's tenses.

         Like this table bellow :
     

     

     3. Then, change the quotation marks with "said"

     4. If there any Adv. time, change with this below :
    

     Examples :

     1. Q : Adam said, "I works hard."

         R : Adam said that he worked hard.

     2. Q : Nayla said, "I am sleepy now."

         R : Nayla said that she was sleepy then. 

     3. Q : Alice said, "I'm not going to Chicago."

         R : Alice said that she was not going to chicago.

     4. Q : Ryani said, "I should visit my aunt and uncle."

         R : Ryani said that she should visit her aunt and uncle.