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Help with REPORTED SPEECH
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nuno miguel
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Help with REPORTED SPEECH
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Hi Would you be so kind and help me to put this sentences in the direct speech into reported speech Direct Speech-"What sort of joke is that?" Reported Speech- John asked him what sort of joke was that or John asked him what sort of joke that was Thanks
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13 Jan 2012
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helenarechena
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It �s the 2nd option. There is no inversion of the subject because it is no longer a question. ;) (as it was in the direct speech) Best wishes |
13 Jan 2012
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Poppingdale
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No doubt it �s the second one because now it �s a statement and no longer a question, so the subject comes before the verb. |
13 Jan 2012
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kingfant72
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Wrong and wrong. "What sort of joke is that?" is a rhetorical question meaning "that �s a crap joke". There �s no question being asked. It �s like reporting "who cares?" as "he asked me who cared", which is totally wrong and mildly retarded. Much better to use direct speech: John rolled his eyes and said, "what sort of joke is that?". If reporting the conversation verbally you would mimic his sarcastic tone. |
13 Jan 2012
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aliciapc
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Kingfant is right, but I guess helena and poppingdale have stuck to the grammar in the sentence, so they are right, too ;-)
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13 Jan 2012
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