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    Smile Reported speech

    Rewrite "Oh, my god" into reported speech.

    Can I say "He exclaimed for god's help." ???
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    Default Re: Reported speech

    Quote Originally Posted by catoidtang View Post
    Rewrite "Oh, my god" into reported speech.

    Can I say "He exclaimed for god's help." ???
    You can say "He said 'Oh, my God'." He didn't say anything about "help".
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    Default Re: Reported speech

    It's not possible to report the words as such. You'll have to say something like: He let out an cry of fear/alarm/despair/etc.
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    THANKS A LOT :)

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