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Read the newspaper article.
2. Who is speaking? Find the lines in the text that report the following. a 'You must go to prison for a fortnight.' b 'It's terrible. We can hear them shouting from the bus stop.' c 'Please, will you stop making that noise? My baby can't get to sleep.' d 'Stop making that noise!' e 'Please, can you come immediately?' f 'OK. OK. It's true. We were arguing.' g 'You've been wasting our money on drink and gambling again!' h 'We didn't throw the chair.' i 'Remember that you have already had two warnings from the police.' j 'You'll soon cool down in prison.' k 'I think you should see a marriage guidance counsellor.' Compare the direct and reported speech. Grammar questions - Four of the sentences a-k are commands or requests. Which are they? How are they reported in the text? Which verbs are used to report them? - Underline the two sentences with told in the article. Which is a reported statement and which is a reported command? - Which of the sentences below is a reported question? Which is a reported request? I asked them to stop making a noise. She asked me if I knew the time. - Say and tell are both used to report statements. How many other reporting verbs can you find in the article?
Date: 2015-12-11; view: 3034
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