reported speech

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English - Turkish
(Dilbilim) dolaylı anlatım

Related Terms

indirect speech
(Dilbilim) dolaylı aktarım
indirect speech
dolaylı anlatma
indirect speech
dolaylı anlatım
indirect speech
dolaylı söz
English - English
a form of speech used to express what another has said; often involves a change in tense

If we were to change Fred says I will do the housework. into an reported speech it would become Fred said that he would do the housework..

A speaker's words reported in subordinate clauses governed by a reporting verb, with the required changes of person and tense (e.g. he said that he would go, based on I will go)
{i} indirect speech, words of another person reported to someone else but not using the exact words
Reported speech is speech which tells you what someone said, but does not use the person's actual words: for example, `They said you didn't like it', `I asked him what his plans were', and `Citizens complained about the smoke'. = indirect speech. in grammar, words that are used to tell what someone says without repeating their actual words. 'She said she didn't feel well' is an example of reported speech = indirect speech   direct speech
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