Omar Ahmed Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
reported speech
Change into reported speech :
1- The mother said, " Don't drop the glass"
2- She said, " I am a student-nurse"
My answers are:
1- The mother told her children not to drop the glass.
( I added "her children" so that the sentence can make sense)
2- She said that she was a student-nurse.
3- ( I feel that the answer can be: She said that she is a student-nurse. )
1- The mother said, " Don't drop the glass"
2- She said, " I am a student-nurse"
My answers are:
1- The mother told her children not to drop the glass.
( I added "her children" so that the sentence can make sense)
2- She said that she was a student-nurse.
3- ( I feel that the answer can be: She said that she is a student-nurse. )
Top answer
1 can be "The mother said not to drop the glass" as well. "
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1 can be "The mother said not to drop the glass" as well.
3 - Usually we shift back from "I am" to "she was" but if you know she still is, or if she said this very recently, then you can keep "she is."
3 - Usually we shift back from "I am" to "she was" but if you know she still is, or if she said this very recently, then you can keep "she is."
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