Indirect speech: Imperatives

Indirect speech:

Imperatives

Indirect speech is used to report what someone said without quoting the exact words

​Direct speech

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Peter said, "Be careful if you go out during the storm"

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​Indirect speech

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Peter said to be careful if you go out during the storm

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Don't use quotation marks when you write indirect speech

​An imperative in direct speech becomes an infinitive in indirect speech

​They said, "Read the weather report"

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​She says, "Don't go out without a full tank of gas"

​They said to read the weather report

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​She says not to go out without a full tank of gas

Change the pronouns in indirect speech as necessary for logic

​Martin said, "Tell me as soon as you know"

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​She told me, "Please call me when you get home"

Martin told me to tell him as soon as I know

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​She told me to call her when I get home

Multiple Choice

Use quotation marks in...

• Direct speech

• Indirect speech

• Redirect speech

Multiple Choice

In ___, the verb in an imperative becomes an infinitive.

• Direct speech

• Indirect speech

• Redirect speech

Multiple Choice

Use not + an infinitive in negative statements in ___.

• Direct speech

• Indirect speech

• Redirect speech

Fill in the Blank

​She told me, "Please call me when you get home"

In the indirect speech example, "call me" changes to...

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​She told me, "Please call me when you get home"

In the indirect speech example, "you" me changes to...

Rewrite each statment in indirect speech

​Make necessary changes to the pronouns

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Martha told me, “Be home before the snowstorm.”

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Everyone is saying, “Get ready for a big storm.”

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Carl told me, “Call me when you hear the news.”

Rewrite each statment in direct speech

​Make necessary changes to the pronouns

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He asked them to call him when it starts raining.

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They told me not to wait until the snow gets heavy.

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She asked him to pick up some food for her on the way home