Mastering Reported Speech

What is reported speech?

• Reported speech is a way to express opinions without attribution.

• Reported speech is a direct quotation of someone's words.

• Reported speech is a method of summarizing a conversation.

• Reported speech is a method of relaying what someone has said without using their exact words.

Which of the following is an example of reported speech?

• They are going to the store.

• She is going to the store.

• He said he will go to the store.

• She said that she was going to the store.

Convert to reported speech: He said, 'I am happy.'

• He said he was happy.

• He said that he is happy.

• He said that he was happy.

• He said that he will be happy.

What is the correct reporting verb for 'to ask'?

• demand

• inquire

• request

• ask

Change the pronoun: She said, 'I will go.'

• She said that they would go.

• She said that she would go.

• She said that she will go.

• She said that I would go.

Convert to reported speech: They said, 'We are tired.'

• They said that they were tired.

• They said, 'We were tired.'

• They said they are tired.

• They said that they are tired.

Which sentence is in reported speech?

• He said that he was going to the store.

• They are going to the store.

• She said she will go to the store.

• He is going to the store.

Identify the reporting verb: He told me that he was leaving.

• told

• said

• mentioned

• informed

Convert to reported speech: 'I can swim,' she said.

• She said that she could swim.

• She said that she can swim.

• She said that she is swimming.

• She said she could swim.

What is the correct form of the verb in reported speech?

• The correct form of the verb is always the present tense.

• The correct form of the verb in reported speech is typically the past tense.

• The correct form of the verb is the infinitive form.

• The correct form of the verb is the future tense.