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\nReported speech, also known as indirect speech, expresses the meaning of what was said, but does not repeat the exact words of the speaker. For example, ‘He said that he was going to drive to work.’Direct speech is when the exact words...\nReported speech, also known as indirect speech, expresses the meaning of what was said, but does not repeat the exact words of the speaker. For example, ‘He said that he was going to drive to work.’Direct speech is when the exact words of the speaker are repeated. For example, “I am going to drive to work,” he said.In this lesson, we work through 4 steps for changing direct speech to reported speech:1) Reporting verb2) Back shift tense3) Check perspective4) Place and time …\n
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6th - Higher Ed
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2025
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direct speech
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