Reported speech

Reported speech

For this lesson, you will need your pen and paper (or notebook)

Multiple Select

Which of the following sentences are reported speech?

• Catwoman said she was great.

• Superman said to Catwoman, 'I don't agree with you.'

• Superman told Catwoman (that) he didn't agree with her.

• Superman asked Catwoman, 'Why are you so arrogant?'

• Superman asked Catwoman why she was so arrogant.

Let's compare direct speech and reported speech. How are they different?

• Direct speech: Superman asked Catwoman, 'Why are you so arrogant?'

• Reported speech: Superman asked Catwoman why she was so arrogant.

Direct speech: Superman asked Catwoman, 'Why are you so arrogant?'

Reported speech: Superman asked Catwoman why she was so arrogant.

• Pronoun?

• Word order?

• Tense?

Direct speech: Superman asked Catwoman, 'Why are you so arrogant?'

Reported speech: Superman asked Catwoman why she was so arrogant.

• Pronoun (you vs she)

• Word order (are you vs she was)

• Tense (are vs was)

Objective: To learn the 3 steps to form reported speech with Wh-Questions

Multiple Choice

Direct speech-Robin: How can we escape?

Reported speech-.......

• Robin asked Batman how they could escape.

• Robin asked Batman how can they escape.

• Robin asked Batman how they can escape?

Fill in the Blanks

Direct speech- Batman: Why do you help Joker?

Reported speech-Batman asked her

Fill in the Blanks

Direct speech-Catwoman: Who is your enemy?

Reported speech-Catwoman asked them