GRAMMAR COMMON MISTAKES

Melissa is an honest girl who always ____ the truth.

• TELLS

• SAYS

Our manager said that he would rather I ______ stock more regularly.

• CHECKED

• CHECK

• CHECKING

The supervisor asked where we ____ been.

• HAD

• HAVE

• Could you tell me where ______________ ?

• THE TRAIN STATION IS

• IS THE TRAIN STATION

The passenger asked the flight attendant when they ______ .

• LAND

• WOULD LAND

The student asked her teacher if she could be excused, but the teacher said she ____.

• NO

• COULDN'T

(in reported speech, interjections are replaced with appropriate verbs to convey their meaning)

• 
  He said “splendid” when I told him about my new job.

• He gave an exclamation of delight when I told him about my new job.

Direct Speech: “Ugh, this is frustrating!”
Reported Speech: He complained that it was frustrating.

• We can use verbs that convey the same meaning in reported speech.

• We cannot use verbs that convey the same meaning in reported speech.