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'say' vs 'tell' in quoted and indirect (reported) speech
In today's Grammar HELP! Student Handbook - Online! lesson we begin our end of chapter exercises, for our chapter, Indirect Speech (also known as Reported Speech).
Please keep in mind that all the examples
you see below were contributed by ESL students in their
writing and reading classes. We
bring you only authentic writing.
From Quoted Speech to Reported Speech
The following paragraph is from an
ESL student's writing that describes a portion of a
conversation between the writer and his father. This
portion was written in direct speech but would benefit
from the use of indirect speech.
Rewrite this conversation using only reported speech.
Edit for sentence structure, punctuation, pronoun change
and verb tense - all factors that we have learned about
in this chapter.
Use the "Sequence
of Tenses" chart to help you with verb tense changes,
when required.
1) After I read this chapter, I wondered what
will be Tom Robinson's fate.
2) I asked him, what is the secret to staying young?
Next... Quiz and Editing Practice
Join us for a quiz and editing practice with indirect speech.
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