2.8. ERRORS IN REPORTED SPEECH- THESE ERRORS RELATE TO NOT CHANGING...

3.2.8. ERRORS IN REPORTED SPEECH

- These errors relate to not changing tense, time, place in reported speech.

Ex1. The children said that they hadn’t gone to school yesterday.

AB C D

The correct answer is D (yesterday => the day before)

Ex2. They said that they will come back again soon.

ABC D The correct answer is C (will

=>would)

- Errors relate to the order of elements in reported speech Ex.

Her husband asked her son what did he want for his birthday.

A B C D

The correct answer is C (what did he want => what he wanted)