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Grammar and Linguistics > Reported speech
Reported speech
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ninon100
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Reported speech
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Dear colleagues,
some textbooks state that in the reported speech "come" becomes "go". I can �t really think of an example. Could you help, please?
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19 Apr 2012
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jannabanna
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As a native speaker I can think of this example:
Direct speech: "Why don"t you come to my party next week?" he asked.
Indirect/Reported speech: He asked me to go to his party the following week/the week after.
I uploaded some worksheets on "words often confused" come - go; bring - take; get & fetch on WORD & POWERPOINT. If you want I can send you them.
Send me a private message.
Take care,
Janet
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20 Apr 2012
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ninon100
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Thanx a lot for your answers, dear colleagues. Would it be possible to transform this sentence without changing "come" for "Go"? Like - "Why don"t you come to my party next week?" he asked. He asked me to come to his party the following week.
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20 Apr 2012
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jannabanna
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Seems strange to me like that. Honestly I would say: "He asked me to go to his party the following week" and I �m sure other British people like me would too.
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21 Apr 2012
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