Different Speeches

Is a literary technique where a writer narrates events in the present tense

• There is no correct answer.

• Narriative Present

• Reporting Present

• Dramatic summary

We use it when we want to tell someone what someone said

• Past Participle

• Historical Present

• Reported Speech

• Plot summary

In the sentence: She said she was going to the store.

Which is the reporting verb?

• was going

• was

• going

• said

Which are other reporting verbs you can use ?

• arrive, sing, enjoy, dance

• pay, run, write, resend, etc

• say, tell, ask, explain, mention, etc.

• enjoy, demonstrate, reduce

Tom: Maria, Where are you going?

Maria: I'm going to the store, do you want anything?

Which of the following sentences are in the correct reported speech.

• Tom and Maria are going to the store

• Maria is going to the store

• She said that she was going to the store

• Maria is talking to Tom.

What verb tense is used for Narrative Present?

• Present Tense

• Present Perfect

• Past Participle

• Future

What verb tense is used for Reported Speech?

• Future Tense

• Present Perfect

• Past Tense

• Past Participle

Luke Skywalker dreams of adventure beyond the confines of his desert home. When he comes into possession of a droid carrying secret plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon, the Death Star.

This is an example of ?

• Reported Speech

• Narrative Present

• Time Line

• Second Conditional

In a Galaxy far far away there was ones adisciple of the dark side called Darth Vader , he was talking with a jedi form the called Luke about the truth, and he said he was actually his father.

This is an example of ?

• Dramatic Summay

• Reported Speech

• Narrative Present

• Past participle