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Grammar

R epor t ed Speech (S ta t ements )
Reported Speech (Statements)
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
• 'I don't like my job,' Sally • Sally says (that) she doesn't
says. like her job.
• 'Hugh, you should visit • Libby often tells Hugh
your grandmother more (that) he should visit his
often' Libby often says. grandmother more often.
B. WILLIAM How often • ‘I'll be a lawyer when I • Oliver often tells us that he
do you forget where you have put grow up,’ Oliver often will be a lawyer when he
something? How much time do tells us. grows up.
you spend looking for things you’ve
lost? What if you could get on with more A Rewrite the sentences using Reported Speech.
important things and let a clever gadget do
the searching? We already have systems 1. ‘I want to start art lessons,’ Cassie says.
which tell you where your things are once
you've put electronic labels on these items,
but that’s not what I’m talking about. What
I’m talking about is a little more out of the 2. ‘I will start volunteering at the animal shelter,’ Gavin says.
ordinary: a search-bot — a tiny robot with
software that can recognise di ferent items
and search for them. It was very simple to
create actually; it’s got the same technology
that recognises faces in photographs when 3. 'I've always wanted to take part in a science fair,' Arthur
you post them online. All you have to do tells us.
is tell it what item you want it to ind — for
example, you say ‘keys’ — and it will move
around, search every area, take pictures,
and return with images of anything that
4. ‘I may become a scientist in the future,’ Billy says.
looks like keys. © MM Publications

C. JAMIE I call this the NOTE Apart from say and tell, the following reporting
‘plant sitter’. It’s a little stick verbs can also be used in Reported Speech:
that sits in the soil and monitors refuse, promise, etc. + full in initive
the conditions inside a plant advise, remind, etc. + object + full in initive
pot. I thought of it when I saw my explain, inform sb, promise, agree, complain,
mum posting pictures of her plants online etc. + that-clause
and asking why they were struggling. This
device should answer that question; it B Rewrite the sentences using Reported Speech.
checks the water in the soil so you know
when your plants are in need of water, and 1. ‘I keep forgetting people's phone numbers.'
it also monitors air temperature — so, for
example, you know when to bring the plants Jack complains
inside because it’s too cold. The best part is .
that you don’t need to remember to check
it. The plant sitter connects to your Wi-Fi 2. ‘I won’t lend you my laptop, Lee.’
and sends you noti ications on your phone
whenever your plants need attention. I’m Gavin refuses
currently making a few changes because I
realised it told me to water my cactus every .
day (it kept informing me that the soil was
dry, but it didn't know the cactus likes dry 3. ‘All mobiles have a 10% discount.'
conditions). I have to change the settings The shop assistant has informed
depending on the plant, so I’m designing an
app that will let you set di ferent conditions .
for each one.
4. ‘You mustn’t forget to turn o f the printer.’
My teacher always reminds
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