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Reporting statements

Reporting statements. Daisy Zoe I want to be a photographer. ‘I want to be a photographer,’ Daisy told Zoe. Daisy told Zoe that she wanted to be a photographer

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What are the differences between the following sentences? ‘I want to be a photographer,’ Daisy told Zoe. Daisy told Zoe (that) she wanted to be a photographer. ‘’ she want wanted I We use reported speech when we are telling someone what another person said or thought.

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Reporting statements

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Daisy Zoe

I want to be a photographer.

• ‘I want to be a photographer,’ Daisy told Zoe.

• Daisy told Zoe that she wanted to be a photographer.

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What are the differences between the following sentences?

• ‘I want to be a photographer,’ Daisy told Zoe.

• Daisy told Zoe (that) she wanted to be a photographer.

‘ ’

she

want

wanted

I

We use reported speech when we are telling someone what another person said or thought.

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When we report statements in simple present tense, follow these rules:1. We DO NOT use quotation marks.

‘I want to be a photographer,’ Daisy told Zoe.

Daisy told Zoe that she wanted to be a photographer.

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2. We use a reporting verb, e.g. said, told, added, explained, etc.

There’s a huge exhibition in the City Hall.

Zoe said (that) there was a huge exhibition in the City Hall.

The word that after the reporting verb can be omitted.

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Your turn….• ‘I like watching films,’ Rachel said.• Rachel (that) she liked watching films.

• ‘I love ballet,’ said Bella. ‘I want to be a ballet dancer,’ she added.

• Bella (that) she loved ballet. She (that) she wanted to be a ballet dancer.

said

saidadded

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3. We change the verb tense from the simple present to the simple past.

I have two tickets of the exhibition.

Zoe told Daisy that she had two tickets of the exhibition.

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Your turn….

• ‘You have my ticket,’ said Jenny.• Jenny said that I her ticket.

• ‘I plan to take you to a painting exhibition next week,’ our Art teacher told us.

• Our Art teacher us that she to take us to a painting exhibition.

had

told planned

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4. We change pronouns and possessive adjectives, e.g. I he/she, your my/our.

I want to join the art club.

Daisy told Zoe (that) she wanted to join the art club.

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Personal pronouns changes

I / you he / shewe / you theyme / you him / herus / you them

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Possessive adjectives changes

My / your his / herOur / your their

Mine / yours his / hersOurs / yours theirs

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Your turn….• ‘I finish my drawing,’ Candy told Michelle.• Candy Michelle (that) finished

drawing.

• ‘My brother is the chairperson of the school Drama Club,’ Luke told Eric.

• Luke Eric (that) brother the chairperson of the school Drama Club.

told sheher

told hiswas

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5. We change the time words, e.g. now then, tomorrow the next day.

The exhibition opens today.

Daisy said that the exhibition opened that day.

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Change the time wordsnow then

today that day

this afternoon that afternoon

this evening that evening

tonight that night

tomorrow the following/next day

yesterday the day before

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Your turn….• ‘The art festival opens next month,’ said the

manager.• The manager said the art festival

.

• ‘I plan to take some of you to a painting exhibition this weekend,’ our Art teacher told us.

• Our Art teacher us to take some of to a painting

exhibition .

openedthe following month

told she plannedus

that weekend