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SYNTAX
REPORTED
SPEECH IX
REPORTING VERB IN THE PRESENT
Versus
REPORTING VERB IN THE PAST
Rewrite the second sentence so that it means the same as the
one given.
Activity 1.
1-
Reporters
say, our job
is risky.
Reporters
say
that
..
2-Moncef
explains to the teachers,my
daughter
has always
been the best
student.
Moncef
explains to the teachers that
3- Mounir and Ahlem
are buying a new car they
say.
They say that
4- I
feel sick all the time,
complains
Wafa.
Wafa
complains
that
.
5-
I
can t
sleep" he
tells us.
He
tells us that
.
Activity 2 .
1- The prisoner
has escaped
by climbing over the
wall
wrote El-Khabar.
El-Khabar
wrote that
.
2-
Johnny
has had his nose broken in a street fight
they
said.
They
said that
3- Nabil
asked me, what
did
Meriem
say
to you ?
Nabil
asked me
.
4- We
are
ready
mentioned
the pupils.
The pupils
mentioned that
.
5-
They
are going to build a new Disney World here the local
mayor promised.
The local
mayor
promised that
.
Activity 3 .
1-
All the experts
say, the
earth is getting
warmer.
All the
experts
say that
.
2- I
saw
Johnny last week Henry
told
me.
Henry
told
me
that
.
3- Sarah
replies, I have never
been
on holiday.
Sarah
replies that
4-
Classical music
is
universal explains
the music teacher.
The music
teacher explains that
5-
Did you say anything to Chaouki about my
birthday party ? she said.
She wanted to know
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