Reported Speech

[EhabIsaac]

A) Reported command:

1) " Study lesson by lesson " The teacher.
The teacher adviced us to study lesson by lesson.

2) " Help your parents" She told me.
She told me to help my parents.

3) " Don't eat gum " The teacher.
The teacher ordered me not to eat gum.

4) " Don't talk " She commanded us.
She commanded us not to talk.

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B) Immediate reporting:

1) " I've two sisters " Victoria says.
Victoria says that she has two sisters.

2) " Laura is polite " I think.
I think that Laura is polite.

3) " I like English " Nicole says.
Nicole says that she likes English.

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C) Changes of Adverbs and Models:

1) Direct speech
2) Indirect speech

Direct Speech | Indirect speech
Will | Would
Shall | Should
Can | Could
Must(had to) | Had to
May | Might
Now | Then
Here | There
This | That
These | Those
Today | That day

(( :D I failed at doing the table above xD ))
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I hope that the examples upthere helped you with understanding the Reported speech!

Thanks,

- Ehab Isaac

[5jj]

A) Reported command:

1) " Study lesson by lesson " The teacher.
The teacher advicsed us to study lesson by lesson.

C) Changes of Adverbs and Modeals:

Direct Speech | Indirect speech
Will Would,...Shall Should,...Can Could,...Must(had to) Had to,...May Might
Now Then,...Here There,...This That, ...These Those,''''Today That day

A lot of what you wrote is true. However, the part that I have put in red is a general guide only. The following is perfectly acceptable if I am waiting here for John to see me:

John said, "I will see you here today". - John said that he will see me here today..

Context is very important here.