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PRACTICE WORKSHEET: Reported Speech
. Mr. Parmini said, “We are pleased to inform you that your company has been selected to provide flooring for our new series of estate homes.”
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2. Mr. Parmini said, “We will consider you for several building projects that will take place early next year.”
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3. Mr. Parmini said, “Your sales team did an excellent job representing your company.”
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4. Mr. Parmini said, “We are very impressed by the range of premium flooring that your company offers.”
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5. Mr. Parmini said, “We are pleased that it comes at such a reasonable price.”
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6. Mr. Pramini said, “A member of our legal team is drawing up the contract.”
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7. Mr. Parmini said, “We will contact you for a meeting to finalize the details.”
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8. How do the verbs change from the quotation to the reported speech?
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9. How do the pronouns change from the quotation to the reported speech?
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Answers
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● Mr. Parmini said, “We are pleased Mr. Parmini said, “We are pleased to inform you that your company has been selected to provide flooring for our new series of estate homes.”
● Mr Parmini admired that they are pleased to inform me that my company has been selected to provide flooring for their new series of estate homes.
● Mr. Parmini said, “We will consider you for several building projects that will take place early next year.”
● Mr. Parmini said that they will consider me for several building projects that will take place early next year.
● Mr. Parmini said, “Your sales team did an excellent job representing your company."
● Mr. Parmini enquired that my sales team did an excellent job representing your company.
● Mr. Parmini said, “We are very impressed by the range of premium flooring that your company offers.”
● Mr. Parmini said that they are very impressed by the range of premium flooring that my company offers.”
● Mr. Parmini said, “We are pleased that it comes at such a reasonable price.”
● Mr. Parmini admired that they are pleased that it comes at such a reasonable price.”
● Mr. Pramini said, “A member of our legal team is drawing up the contract.”
● Mr. Pramini said that A member of their legal team is drawing up the contract.”
● Mr. Parmini said, “We will contact you for a meeting to finalize the details.”
● Mr. Parmini enquired that they will contact me for a meeting to finalize the details.”
● How do the verbs change from the quotation to the reported speech?
● We do not use a comma or quota marks to set apart the words of the speaker. In reported speech, questions marks and exclamations are removed because all the sentence are converted to statements.
●How do the pronouns change from the quotation to the reported speech?
●While reporting, the quotation is changed to personal pronouns, possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives and the words are used to refer to the people change to match the speaker / writer and listener / reader.
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● In changing the narration of a native sentence, the quotation marks are removed .
● The word "that" is usually used in place of the quotation marks only if it is necessary.
● The required answer of the question is of exclamatory sentences.
● In exclamatory sentences we use reporting verb like exclaimed, admired, cried, wished, thanked etc.
● All the sentences are changed into statements while reporting.