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Originally Posted by ARMION Recently I have come across a new rule concerning an indirect speech.. Which of them is more preferable?
She said, "I am glad to see you" - She said that she was glad to see me
OR She welcomed me
I got one book which prefers the second one... of which I am not quite sure...
I may be using this in my future paper / exam |
First, what's the new rule? :D Second, if your source is using 'indirect speech' in the sense that 'She welcomed me' rephrases 'I am glad to see you', then 'She was glad to see me' would be/is the preferred choice of example for the grammatical term
indirect speech.
All the best, :D