T2 Grammar Quiz

How many types of reported speech?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Direct speech...

• uses different words from those of the original speaker

• repeats the exact words the person used, or how we remember their words

Indirect speech...

• uses different words from those of the original speaker

• repeats the exact words the person used, or how we remember their words

Which does indirect speech focus more on?

• Content of what the original speaker said

• The exact words of the original speaker

With indirect speech, you can find what the original speaker said in...

• the reporting clause

• the reported clause

With indirect speech, you can find a verb such as say, tell, etc. (usually in the past simple) in...

• the reporting clause

• the reported clause

With __________, the words of the original speaker are enclosed in inverted commas, either single (‘…’) or double (“…”)

• direct speech

• indirect speech

In direct speech, what do we usually put between the reporting clause and the reported clause?

• a period (.)

• an exclamation mark (!)

• a question mark (?)

• a comma (,)

If the reported clause comes first, we put the comma (,) _______ the inverted commas, either single (‘…’) or double (“…”)

• inside

• outside

We sometimes use a colon (:) between the reporting clause and the reported clause when the reporting clause is first.

• True

• False