She said that she wished she were rich.
To change direct speech to indirect speech for pronouns, you generally need to replace the pronouns with their corresponding indirect or reported speech pronouns. For example, 'I' in direct speech would change to 'he' or 'she' in indirect speech depending on the gender. Ensure that the pronouns match the subject of the reported speech and maintain the correct tense and meaning of the original statement.
Grammar pedant here:Direct/reported speech: "How would you know?"Indirect speech: He asked her how she would knoworHe asked her how she knew.Word order is v important. It switches.Direct speech with speech marks uses one tense which in indirect speech, shifts one tense back & lacks speech marks. We also drop the qustion mark.NOT he asked her how she knows, or he asked her how would she know.
To transform direct speech to indirect speech, you generally have to change the pronouns, tenses, and time expressions. For example, "She said, 'I am happy'" would be transformed to "She said that she was happy." Remember to also introduce a reporting verb and adjust the word order accordingly.
Express it in words that the speaker would actually use to make the statement, and enclose it in quotation marks.IndirectMom told me she was going to be home late. DirectMom said, "I'm going to be home late." IndirectThe teacher explained to the class how the projects would be graded. DirectThe teacher said, "I will grade the projects like this: ..." IndirectPhilip told Eliza that he loved her. DirectPhilip said to Eliza, "I love you."
To change first person direct speech to indirect speech, you would switch the pronouns and verb tenses to match the perspective of the speaker reporting the original speech. For example, "I am going to the store," would become "He said that he was going to the store."
To change direct speech to indirect speech for pronouns, you generally need to replace the pronouns with their corresponding indirect or reported speech pronouns. For example, 'I' in direct speech would change to 'he' or 'she' in indirect speech depending on the gender. Ensure that the pronouns match the subject of the reported speech and maintain the correct tense and meaning of the original statement.
Reported or indirect speech is when we report what someone else has said. For example the following sentence are in direct speech: "The rain has stopped" he said. "I will go out" she replied. The same conversation in reported speech: He told her that the rain had stopped. She replied that she would go out.
Grammar pedant here:Direct/reported speech: "How would you know?"Indirect speech: He asked her how she would knoworHe asked her how she knew.Word order is v important. It switches.Direct speech with speech marks uses one tense which in indirect speech, shifts one tense back & lacks speech marks. We also drop the qustion mark.NOT he asked her how she knows, or he asked her how would she know.
You would be the indirect object. This is because the subject, book, is giving hours of fun, making that the direct object. You is receiving the object, therefore it is the indirect object.
E.g. Bob asked an indirect question.
To transform direct speech to indirect speech, you generally have to change the pronouns, tenses, and time expressions. For example, "She said, 'I am happy'" would be transformed to "She said that she was happy." Remember to also introduce a reporting verb and adjust the word order accordingly.
Express it in words that the speaker would actually use to make the statement, and enclose it in quotation marks.IndirectMom told me she was going to be home late. DirectMom said, "I'm going to be home late." IndirectThe teacher explained to the class how the projects would be graded. DirectThe teacher said, "I will grade the projects like this: ..." IndirectPhilip told Eliza that he loved her. DirectPhilip said to Eliza, "I love you."
To change first person direct speech to indirect speech, you would switch the pronouns and verb tenses to match the perspective of the speaker reporting the original speech. For example, "I am going to the store," would become "He said that he was going to the store."
To change an imperative sentence to reported speech, you would typically use a reporting verb such as "ask" or "tell" followed by "to + base form of the verb." For example, "She said, 'Please close the door'" would become "She asked me to close the door."
1. Change the pronoun 2. Reporting Verb- Past tense to Past tense( No Changes At All when it comes to Past Tense ) 3. Reporting Verb- Present tense( Do Not Change ) 3. If Contains General Truth, do not change the whole statement nor the tenses of the Verb ;))
Not exactly, but the subject of a passive sentence can be the indirect object of the equivalent active sentence--e.g. "Martha" in "Martha was given a rose by George" would be the indirect object in "George gave Martha a rose."
how they went to the conclusion