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Relative clauses
verbs of saying
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1. Verbs of saying
| Verb
of saying
in the past |
connection | example | comment |
| stating | that...... | He stated that Tom had gone. | |
| asking | whether......
if.....
who (Subject)....... what (Subject).....
who,what(Object) ....... where, when, why, whose, how... |
He asked whether, if
He wanted to know who went home. what went wrong.
They inquired him what he would do. |
Questions requiring
a yes- or no- answers
The word order is the same as in a statement. There is no "do" or "did"needed. exploratory questions The word order is the same as
in a statement.
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| ordering,
requesting |
to + infinitive | We told him to go to bed. | No time shift |
Special Verbs
| Intention: | Example |
| Greeting: | He welcomed. |
| No: | He denied. / He disagreed.
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She contradicted. |
| Yes: | She agreed |
| Excuse: | She excused |
| Thanks: | She thanked |
| interjections: Oh, What.. | She was surprised |
| Good-bye: | He said good bye |
| Direct speech | Reported speech |
| past
present perfect |
past perfect |
| present | past tense |
| future 1 | Conditional |
3. Change personal
and possessive pronouns
see list
4. Change the adverbials
of time and place
see list
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