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Reported Speech (Indirect Speech) What is reported speech? Reported speech is when you tell somebody else what you or a person said before. Distinction must be made between direct speech and reported speech. Direct speech vs Reported speech: Direct speech Reported speech She says: "I like tuna fish." She says that she likes tuna fish. She said: "I'm visiting Paris next weekend" She said that she was visiting Paris the following weekend. Different types of sentences When you use reported speech, you either report: statements questions requests / commands other types A. Reporting Statements When transforming statements, check whether you have to change: pronouns tense place and time expression 1- Pronouns In reported speech, you often have to change the pronoun depending on who says what. Example: She says, “ My  dad likes roast chicken.” – She says that  her  dad likes roast chicken. 2- Tenses If the sentence starts in...

PROBABILITY IN THE PRESENT AND FUTURE MUST : Logically probable CAN'T: Logically improbable He must be exhausted. He hasn't slept for 24 hours. She can't have a ten-year-old daughter. She is only 24 MAY/MIGHT/COULD: Probability in the present or future MAY/ MIGHT + NOT COULDN'T ( rare in this use) Take your umbrella. It might rain. They may not know where we live.  MODAL + BE+ -ing : Continuous You must be joking. To ask about possibility/ probability, use Do you think? Do you thin k she is married? Exercise PROBABILITY IN THE PAST MODAL + HAVE + V3 You: Where was Julie last night? David: She  must have forgotten  about our date. She  might have worked  late. She  could have taken  the wrong bus. She  may have felt  ill. She  can't have stayed  at home. Exercise Sherlock Holmes   acquiantance ...

Articles presentation 2 from hacersivil Possessive Adjectives versus Possessive Pronouns A  possessive adjective  is an adjective that is used to show ownership. It comes before a noun in the sentence and lets us know to whom the noun belongs. While many cases of ownership are shown with  possessive nouns  (Karen's, children's), these  possessive adjectives  are not nouns and are not formed by adding an apostrophe + s. The following words are  possessive adjectives : my    your    his    her    its    our    their Do not confuse these possessive adjectives with  possessive pronouns . A  possessive pronoun  does show ownership, but it does not come before a noun or in a noun phrase. It stands alone. It can also be used to replace a noun. Here is a list of the  possessive pronouns : mine    yours    his    hers  ...

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